Teeny Boppers:Victims of Marketing or Simply Cultural Idiots?

What Is A Teeny Bopper?

A young teenager (usually a girl) between the ages of around 12 and 16 who is an avid follower of the latest trends in regards to fashion and pop music.

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The boy band formula was narrowed down to the following attributes:

-3-6 young, singing and dancing males.-Each band member represents a particular personality type e.g. the bad boy, the nice guy, the cool guy. -Each band member should at least LOOK of different background/ethnicity e.g. varying hair colours and skin tones.-Band and individual images carefully defined so as to be more easily marketed.

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