People Are Just Now Realizing What *NSYNC Stands For After 29 Years

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How well do you really know *NSYNC?

In 1995, Chris Kirkpatrick, Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, and JC Chasez formed what would later be known as one of the world's most prominent boy bands of the late 90s and early 2000s. According to The Mirror, despite amassing millions of fans over the course of the last 29 years, some people are just discovering what the letters in *NSYNC actually stand for.

It all started back in 1995 when 14-year-old Timberlake's mother would listen to the group sing together. She often commented on how "in sync" their voices sounded as they delivered unmatched harmonies that went on to fuel 2000's Guinness World Record-holding album No Strings Attached featuring hits like "Bye Bye Bye," "Its Gonna Be Me," and other catchy tracks that remain popular to this day.

But that's not all!

*NSYNC also spells out the last letter of each original bandmate's first name (JasoN, ChriS, JoeY, JustiN, and JC).

Now, if you are not an *NSYNC super fan, you might be asking yourself, "Who is Jason?" Well, when the boys first got the idea to form the band, Orlando native Jason Galasso played bass. He rehearsed with the band for a few months before deciding that he didn't like the direction of their music and dropped out. Galasso was replaced with Lance Bass (nicknamed "Lanceton" so the band could keep their original name) that same year, and the rest was history!

Justin Timberlake briefly paused his concert at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on Saturday to help a fan in need.

The incident was captured on video and shared on TikTok by a fellow audience member.

Timberlake, 43, was performing “Cry Me a River” onstage when he noticed that somebody in the crowd needed assistance, so he tried to get the security team’s attention to help.

Justin Timberlake notices a fan in trouble at his show in Austin.TikTok / @lionlatch

Security helps a fan at Justin Timberlake’s concert.TikTok / @lionlatch
Security rushed towards the person in the crowd that Timberlake was pointing to.

“House lights up, thank you!” the superstar said as his show came to a halt.

“Sorry, everybody. One second … we need some assistance right here, about five rows back,” he added.

After a few seconds, Timberlake was alerted that the situation wasn’t serious.

“Are we OK? No, no problem!” Timberlake said.

Justin Timberlake is told he can continue with his concert.TikTok / @lionlatch
“OK, we’re OK,” he added, while smiling and clapping.

The crowd cheered as Timberlake carried on with his set.

An eyewitness told TMZ that the fan returned to their seat after staff members checked on them.

Paramedics were not called to the venue, the eyewitness confirmed.

The Post reached out to Timberlake’s rep for comment.

Justin Timberlake performing on his tour on April 29, 2024.Getty Images for Live Nation
Timberlake is on his The Forget Tomorrow World Tour following the release of his sixth studio album, “Everything I Thought It Was,” on March 15.

The tour began April 29 in Vancouver, Canada, and is scheduled to end Dec. 20 in Kansas City. Timberlake has shows in Forth Worth, Texas; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Atlanta; Raleigh, North Carolina; Tampa, Florida; Miami; Chicago; New York City and Boston for the rest of the month.

Justin Timberlake performs in Vancouver.Getty Images for Live Nation
Timberlake’s latest album, his first in six years, received mixed reviews from critics.

It debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, but a month later, it had fallen off Billboard Hot 200 altogether.

A factor that seemed to have contributed to Timberlake’s lessening popularity was his involvement in the negative press surrounding last year’s release of Britney Spears’ memoir.

The “Toxic” singer opened up for the first time about their tumultuous three-year relationship that was marred by an alleged abortion at Timberlake’s suggestion and his alleged cheating with “another celebrity.”

Justin Timberlake onstage during his The Forget Tomorrow World Tour.Getty Images for Live Nation
In “The Woman In Me,” Spears, 42, revealed the abortion she had at 19 was Timberlake’s idea, because he didn’t want to be a father.

“I’m sure people will hate me for this, but I agreed not to have the baby. I don’t know if that was the right decision,” she wrote. “If it had been left up to me alone, I never would have done it. And yet Justin was so sure that he didn’t want to be a father.”

After receiving backlash for the shocking revelation, Timberlake chose to publicly state that he’d “like to take this opportunity to apologize — to absolutely f- – king nobody,” during his concert at Irving Plaza in February.

Timberlake hasn’t commented on Spears’ memoir any further.