An unexpected moment just happened at the 2023 MTV VMAs! For the first time in 10 years, *NSYNC reunited to present the Best Pop Award to Taylor Swift for her song Anti-Hero!
The audience went ecstatic as Joey Fatone, Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, and Chris Kirkpatrick came on stage donning coordinating suits. Even Swift couldn’t contain her reaction, as she was so shocked upon seeing them all together. *We feel you!*
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The American boy band recalled winning Best Pop Video for their hit Bye Bye Bye during the 2000 MTV VMAs. “It was our first VMA, and it meant the world to us,” Chasez expressed.
Here comes the memorable interaction between the two well-loved artists! “And the VMA goes to the unstoppable Taylor Swift,” Timberlake announced.
Still in shock, Swift hugged each member as soon as she got up the stage while the band handed her adorable friendship bracelets!
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“I had your dolls!” she exclaimed. “You guys are pop personified,” the multi-hyphenate artist added.
*NSYNC also took to social media to share a clip of them in an elevator with the caption, “5 *NSYNC members walk into an elevator.”
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In a separate post, they uploaded Swift’s relatable reaction.
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Watch the clip of their interaction below:
*NSYNC formed in 1995. Some of their hits are Bye Bye Bye, It’s Gonna Be Me, and I Want You Back. In 2007, Bass confirmed their disbandment.
The band is reportedly to reunite again for the upcoming film Trolls Band Together, which stars Timberlake.
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