NSYNC convinced me to watch all the Trolls movies

polygon.com:

Once upon a time, maybe 20 years ago, I loved NSYNC. Maybe not as much as my older sister, who had the screen name “justinsgirl309” on AIM, but I was as big of a fan as a 7-year-old could be. NSYNC officially disbanded in 2004, Justin Timberlake went solo, and the rest of the groupmates scattered to the wind, appearing on various random shows. (Chris Kirkpatrick playing Chip Skylark on The Fairly OddParents meant a lot to me as a kid.)

I was skeptical when I saw NSYNC getting back together on shows like Hot Onesand making silly TikToks together. Lots of old boy bands have been reuniting to tour and cash in on nostalgia. Maybe it’s elitist of me to say I didn’t want my old, fond memories of NSYNC washed out by the kinds of new promotions that feel like cheap cash grabs. I was even more concerned when people started commenting on the group’s TikToks, saying, “They’re only together for the Trolls movie.”

For the TROLLS MOVIE? Yes, I knew Mr. Timberlake voiced one of the two main characters in the 2016 animated movie Trolls and its 2020 sequel,Trolls World Tour. But I only really knew about the Trolls films through my nieces: Back in 2016, I was talking to my cousin about her daughters’ interests, and she said, “Oh, they’re just obsessed with the Trolls movie right now.” I didn’t think anything of it. I had no particular desire to watch Trolls. I’d heard it had a great soundtrack, but I wasn’t in the right age bracket for these movies, and that’s OK.

This all changed in the last week, when my TikTok For You page was flooded with clips of the new movie Trolls Band Together. At this point, it almost feels like I’ve watched all the important scenes from the movie via TikTok. I’ve seen every song that the Betty Spaghetty-like