--- title: James Corden and the Backstreet Boys Get Down Video description: Corden brought back the boy band era in a big way on his show Tuesday night, bringing out the Backstreet Boys with high-energy choreography. canonical: https://time.com/4511588/watch-james-corden-bring-the-backstreet-boys-back-in-a-big-way/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-28T17:08:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:37:06.972Z og:title: Watch James Corden and the Backstreet Boys Get Down og:description: The boy band came back in a big way with choreographed moves on Corden's show. og:url: https://time.com/4511588/watch-james-corden-bring-the-backstreet-boys-back-in-a-big-way/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch James Corden and the Backstreet Boys Get Down twitter:description: The boy band came back in a big way with choreographed moves on Corden's show. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch James Corden Bring the Backstreet Boys Back in a Big Way > Sponsored content. 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On Tuesday, the late-night host decided to bring the top-selling [boy band group of all time, the Backstreet Boys on stage. ](http://time.com/4506405/backstreet-boys-vegas-show/?iid=sr-link1) It’s something Corden is passionate about: “I care about this more than maybe anything else on the planet: We are bringing back boy bands,” Corden shared with his audience. “I’m talking proper boy bands. Five guys together. I’m talking about the cute one, the funny one, the nice one, the other one, and the maverick who refused to play by the rules.” Ah, the golden days; we can see them still. “But now, [they just stand onstage wearing skinny jeans](http://time.com/3461238/harry-styles-proposal-at-one-direction-concert/?iid=sr-link5) and Vans sneakers—and some of them even have the audacity to pick up instruments. That is not what I want in a boy band. I want matching outfits, synchronized dancing and way-over-budget music videos.” So Corden brought his dream to life in dramatic fashion as the original men of Backstreet performed the iconic “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back),” with a fully integrated guest appearance by Corden himself. Heavy use of smoke machines and 90s-style synchronized choreography was the order of the day. The boys may be men now, but they’ve still got it. 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