Like any good fan, I was hanging on every social media post and news item from this week, cause it’s been a BIG one in the NSYNC world. From their Walk of Fame ceremony, to Ellen, the Dirty Pop-Up, and the collection, there’s A LOT to talk about.
Here we goooooo!
(NSYNC fans will know this reference):
“The Soundtrack To A Generation”
Watch all fourty five minutes of their Walk of Fame ceremony! Cause you have this time. Is someone slicing onions in here or what?!
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The Dirty Pop-Up Experience
This four day pop-up NSYNC fan installation boasted photo ops, memory walls, interactive features, and of course merchandise. So why wasn’t I first in line? Well, the line was at least six hours long on most days.
I know.
With every pic like this:
my inner high school-aged NSYNC fan dies a little. I feel her shade being thrown my way from twenty years in the past. Yes, I know high school age Nikki, we ARE massive fans, and we will do anything for NSYNC include get our first job to buy $300 tickets. But I am in my 30s now and I do not have six hours worth of patience for a line in the middle of Hollywood and Highland aka the center of LA Tourist hell. You will understand some day, high school Nikki!
If you didn’t make it to the Dirty Pop-Up experience, JC and Lance give us a lil tour!
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The Tea is HOT on Ellen!
And then they were on Ellen. MTV missed a synergy moment by not having them on their revamped TRL. Somewhere at my parent’s house a VHS tape (or ten) is sitting in a dusty box full of clips I recorded from TRL and Disney Channel and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade appearances from years past.
Ellen got that tea!!!
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The LEWKS
When Carson Daly mentioned JC finding the fountain of youth in his Walk of Fame speech, I’m pretty sure he was referring to the botox needle. That forehead is smoooooooth gurl! I would normally call out Justin for his graphic tee under a blazer lewk (hello 2005 is calling!) but I think we were all just happy to see that he lost his Man of the Woods beanie for the day. PTL. Also Joey… can we talk about how Joey has become your crazy Uncle who you never know what they’re going to say? It might be great, it might be crazy, but they’re saying it!
The Capsule Collection – NSYNC Merchandise
First can we collectively agree to stop calling any sort of clothing release a “capsule collection?” Just call it a limited release, or a first wave, or XXX or just acknowledge that you ran a small amount to gauge interest and you will most definitely sell as much as humanly possible. Ok, now that that’s out of the way, can we talk about the merch in this “capsule collection?” Good, cause here are my thoughts…
You Got It Hoodie
First off, kudos to whoever named each of these items and all the NSYNC references they shoved in. I SEE YOU!
You too can have this hoodies for NINETY DOLLARSSSSSS!!! I don’t know where to start… the colors, the 1992 design… I will give kudos to the creative team as they used a diverse group of men and women to model the lewks. GOOD ON YOU NSYNC! Oh and this is SOLD OUT.
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The Way It Used To Be Hoodie
I appreciate the updated design with the cropped look but not seventy five dollars worth of appreciation.
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Dirty Pop Shirt
This font is such a no. We don’t need a heavy handed design idea of combining a knock-off Coke font with the word POP. Yea, we get it Coke is “Pop.” NO.
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#TBTEE TShirt
Here’s where I gotta call shenanigans on this whole capsule cause this is literally a shirt I saw on the No Strings Tour in 2000. You know the record company needed to clear out a storage locker and that’s why this capsule idea was born. WE SEE YOU JIVE RECORDS!
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TEEIN’ UP MY HEART
This is my favorite design in this collection, it’s not a standard band tee, it had embroidery, it has some lyrics from Tearin’ Up My Heart… and there’s a cute little broken heart!! And yes, I ordered this one!
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I’m Doing This Tonight Robe and Eye Mask
NSYNC: Cock Blocking since 1995.
Someone please wear this to bed and report back on how your significant other reacted.
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Forever Young
If these were not already sold out, I would have bought them.
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For The Girl Who Has Everything Trinket Tray
This is another piece I really liked from the collection because it’s not so obviously NSYNC and something you could have displayed without feeling like you’re living in your childhood room. The next collection needs to be more in the vein of this tray, the pins, the socks, the dad hat, and the Tearin’ Up My Heart shirt.
Buy yourself some new NSYNC merchandise HERE!
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All that’s missing from this awesome week of NSYNC is SOME NEW FREAKING MUSIC!!!!! (TAKE THE HINT!)
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And since it’s MAY, I’ll leave you with this…
