I think there's a difference between a 'boyband' and a band who's demographic are mainly preteens... with a boyband, there's no actual talent there... they audition for a role, and they fill a role. Each band has their 'cool guy', smart guy, bad boy, etc etc. But for other bands, like the Jackson 5, it was actually their musical talents that got them to where they were (they may or may not have been great, but at least they weren't found in auditions at malls or in parking lots).
LOL but that fingerbang is funny... i think i saw that episode. I like the Simpsons boyband episode too. Freaking hilarious stuff, i just find it unbelievable so many people take these bands seriously. Wasn't there some yahoo on here that thought he was a wannabe boyband? Claimed to have sold homemade CDs to kids at school? LOLOL at the schools i went to, he would have been the joke of the school.