According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a boy band is a pop group composed of young men whose music and image are designed to appeal primarily to a young teenage audience. There are a lot of musical groups out there that are made up of boys, but by definition, not all of these are boy bands. In this episode of "Achona: Beyond the Articles," Sophomore Staff Writers Gigi Alfonso, Winsome Storm, and Daegan Walker will define what makes a boy band a "boy band" and provide examples of modern and classic boy bands.

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