Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands (2024)

2024-11-121h 36m

Highlights boy bands and their rise — and fall — to fame, from The Beatles to Jackson 5 to the Jonas Brothers and One Direction, as well as the K-pop group Seventeen.

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