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"Luke, Callum, Michael, Ashton: If you don't know these four names, you better study up. The foursome, better known as 5SOS to their fans, have been the talk of the town since hitting #1 on iTunes in almost 40 countries with their debut single \"She Looks So Perfect,\" and that was just for pre-orders\u2014not a single note of the song had been heard. Then they sold out their entire North American tour in just five minutes, and last week, their 4-song EP debuted at #2 on The Billboard 200. Not too shabby for four teenagers, right? Yup, that's right\u2014they're all under 20.\n\nAt first glance, these guys might have that boy band look down to perfection, but don't let the impressively coiffed hair and coincidentally coordinated outfits fool you. Their sound proves these four Australians aren't looking to be the next pop sensation: They play their own instruments, co-write their songs, and count rock bands like Green Day and Blink 182 among their biggest influences. Luke Hemmings, the group's frontman and, at 17 years old, the youngest member, says he also grew up listening to a lot of Good Charlotte. \"They were the first band I obsessed over. First album and first concert. They were big,\" he says. \"Those American '90s bands shaped us.\"\n\nFollowing their 10-city run, 5SOS will be opening for One Direction for the second time on their Where We Are tour this summer. Luke admits being on the road with 1D the first time around in 2013 was a great lesson for them. \"Their work ethic, like how hard they work and how well they treat their team, was just incredible,\" he says. \"I think it's really important to have a good team around you. They're the ones that are going to make you go the whole way so you gotta treat them really well.\"\n\nThe fans, it goes without saying, are pretty important, too. \"The fans are just incredible. They're so dedicated to us,\" says Luke. \"We can never really repay them for what they do for us but we do everything we can.\" In other words, you can expect double the number of screaming fans you would normally find at a 1D concert.\n\nWith about 9 million total Twitter followers and over 40 million YouTube views, it's safe to say 5SOS knows a thing or two about giving the people what they want. \"We never tried to be anything we weren't,\" explains Luke. \"We just put up stuff that was real and I think people like real people, and fans really respond when you respond to them.\"\n\nSo what do we have in store for us on their upcoming headline tour in the good 'ol U.S. of A? \"It's very much a rock show when you see us live, and very high energy. It's a party vibe we're going for.\" Just don't expect any musical jitters\u2014these guys may be new to the charts, but they're already total pros when it comes to performing. \"We feel quite comfortable on stage,\" Luke says. \"That's our happy place.\"\n\nAnd here's your happy place:\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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