21.   They have become a nationwide sensation by providing a frothy, infectious female alternative to the sullen, disaffected boy bands who dominate the charts.

22.   Unlike the average boy band, the members of Lillx play their own instruments and write some of their own music.

23.   We see them singing their guts out, in that vocal-gymnastics way boy bands favor.

24.   While it has never exploded in the ratings, the series, about the development of a boy band, has attracted something of a cult following.

25.   Women are peppered with questions about sports, movies and automobile tires, and men are asked about boy bands, astrology and makeup.

26.   Worst boy band?

27.   Yes, boy pop bands are all the rage.

28.   Yet pop is never through providing idols, and some boy bands fulfill more conventionally masculine roles.

29.   Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler also was complimentary of the popular boy band.

30.   Asian boy bands, American teen pop stars, circus performers, glitz and glamor marked the inaugural MTV Asia awards Saturday in Singapore.