The Outclub

The group was formed in 1995 by boy band manager Lou Pearlman. The band's name reportedly comes from a comment that Justin Timberlake's mother made after the boys first met and harmonized together; she was impressed by how "in sync" their voices were. The name is also commonly reported to have come from the last letter of each member's name: JustiN, ChriS, JoeY, JasoN (soon replaced by LansteN) and JC.