Backstreet Boys
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| Name(s): | Backstreet Boys (BSB) |
| Scope/Focus: | fanfiction written about the musical group Backstreet Boys |
| Date(s): | 1997 to present |
| See also: | NSYNC, Popslash |
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Backstreet Boys is a musical vocal group that is one of the major Popslash fandoms. The group does not label itself as a boy band, but everyone else calls them that. Its members are AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson.
In 2010-2012, they formed a temporary supergroup with boyband New Kids On The Block, NKOTBSB.
Fandom
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Backstreet Boys fandom emerged in the late 1990s as a largely het fandom, with many fics featuring Mary Sue type original female characters.
The fandom later experienced a resurgence as a primarily slash fandom as part of what was then called popslash.
Sexually explicit stories were often called "visuals" and there was a website campaign called What Would Backstreet Think? that objected to such content in fic.
Pairings
Nick/Brian was one of the earliest, and most popular slash pairings. Other common slash pairings include Nick/Kevin, AJ/Kevin, Nick/Howie, Howie/AJ and Howie/Brian. See List of Popslash Pairing Names for some of the more popular pairing names. Crossover pairings with other boy bands like 'N Sync were also not uncommon.
Notable Fanworks
Fanfiction
First Wave
- Can You Feel Me? by Danielle
- The Grace Series by Danielle and Tina
- Ground Zero by Chaos
- Oreos For Breakfast by The Paperbag Princess and The Pumpkin Coach
- Port In A Storm by Jill and Sabrina
- Quit Playing Games, In Name Only and The Kat Came Back by Kat Morgan
- Swollen Issues by Kristina "with a little help from Carrie"
- When Nicky Met Lexie by Bobbi
Second Wave
- As Lucid As Hell
- Coldhearted by Jae
- Not Based on a True Story by Isilya (2004)
- The Earl of Rothinghamtonfordshire by Jae
- Beautiful Whore by Matthew Haldeman-Time
Crossovers
- In The Dark by Kohala8 with the Spice Girls
Challenges
Awards
The BSB fandom seems to have had a strong tradition of hosting awards for fanfiction.
- Backstreet Boys Fan Fiction Awards
- Backstreet Elite Fan Fiction Awards
- Backstreet Lite Fan Fic Awards
Mailings Lists
The majority of these mailing lists were on Yahoo! Groups and have since gone defunct.
- BSBSlash
- BackstreetSlash
- BackstreetSubmission
- Howiedorough (focused on Howie)
- AJMcLeanforAdults (focused on AJ)
- BSBCousinsSlashFic (focused on the Brian/Kevin pairing)
- BSBNsyncSlash (list for BSB and 'N Sync)
- AJ-slash-Lance (focused on the BSB/'N Sync crossover pairing of AJ/Lance)
Archives and Fannish Links
- Backstreet Boys works on AO3
- Backstreet.net, a large fansite
- Absolute Chaos, a BSB fanfic archive
- Chaotic Bliss, along with other popslash fandoms
Inactive Archives
- Backstreet Boys Stories
- BSB Fantasies
- Mary Sue Must Die, Mary Sue parody stories
Single Author Archives
Communities
- bsbsecrets, Livejournal community created 24 November 2005
- NeverGone News, Livejournal newsletter