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"Have you watched Justin Bieber&amp;#x27;s new video for his single &amp;quot;Boyfriend&amp;quot; yet? It came out last night and I&amp;#x27;ll admit, I was curious to see how a legal, &amp;quot;grown up&amp;quot; Justin would make a video. And it&amp;#x27;s certainly grittier, sexier and way more mature than anything the Biebs put out when he still had floppy hair.He&amp;#x27;s got a girl (who looks just like girlfriend Selena Gomez), fast cars and a little dance party going on in what looks like an old Fast and Furious set. Take a look: The whole time I was watching the video, something just wasn&amp;#x27;t sitting well with me. I was having deja vu and trust me, throwing dance parties at drag racing spots just isn&amp;#x27;t my scene. And then it hit me. I HAD SEEN THIS VIDEO BEFORE! The year? 2002. The band? NSYNC Their mission? To move away from the boy band facade and put out more mature and less &amp;quot;poppy&amp;quot; music. The song/video? &amp;quot;Girlfriend&amp;quot; off the final &amp;#x27;NSYNC album called Celebrity. This video also featured hot girls, drag racing and a dance party in what appears to be a Fast and Furious type setting. Am I going crazy or do the videos look pretty much, well, the same? Sure there are subtle differences (like there are five members in &amp;#x27;NSYNC and just one Biebs) but they both evoke the same vibe, the same setting and the same &amp;quot;lets show the world that I&amp;#x27;ve grown up&amp;quot; feel. Lets take a closer look . . . &amp;quot;Hanging with hot girls in back of car&amp;quot; scenes? Bieber--check! &amp;#x27;NSYNC--check (love how cute and young Lance Bass looks!) Hot scene driving car? Bieber--check! &amp;#x27;NSYNC (Justin Timberlake was behind the wheel, of course! I mean at this point the band was basically &amp;quot;Justin Timberlake and the &amp;#x27;NSYNCs&amp;quot; but I digress . . .)--check! Dance Party to end the day/night? Bieber--check! &amp;#x27;NSYNC--check! Look, I&amp;#x27;m sure that Justin Bieber looks up to Justin Timberlake&amp;#x27;s career today (and the enormous success of &amp;#x27;NSYNC). I know that they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. It really does fascinate me that the more things change in the pop culture landscape--the more they stay the same! But more than anything, I&amp;#x27;m DYING to know what Justin T. and the rest of the &amp;#x27;NSYNC guys think of this tribute! Are they flattered or annoyed? I&amp;#x27;m also DYING to know if Justin B. meant to pay homage to them and just, you know, &amp;quot;forgot&amp;quot; to say so? Enough thinking out loud with these questions from me. What do you guys think?? More music we&amp;#x27;re obsessing over! * You Guys, I Got to See Norah Jones Perform Her New Album Live on Letterman Last Night, and I Have Pics! * Why Every Woman Should Own: Carole King&amp;#x27;s Tapestry * What Music to Download Today Videos and Photo: Vevo"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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