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Take heart, adolescent males of the world with Jonas-level aspirations -- especially the ones with great hair and some dance moves -- for your boy band dreams could be just "one call" away... as long as that "one call" comes from managing magnate Johnny Wright. Boy band One Call is Wright's latest assembly/musical endeavor, although the gig wasn't dealt out Prize Patrol-style: The four guys of One Call have performing in their bloodstreams; some are even boy band veterans, but we'll get to that. Here's your five-point debriefing on all things One Call:

They're Joining The Britney Circus
Don't feel too out of the loop if One Call isn't on your radar (so proud of my Britney references -- stick 'em in whenever I can); they've been in pseudo-stealth mode. Wright's phone's been on silent! Get to know them soon, though: The guys will join Ciara and Kristinia DeBarge as openers for the first nine shows of the North American leg of Britney Spears' The Circus tour.

I respect the small venue circuit, but just to give you a sense: From one concert to the next, One Call will go from the Quick Chek Balloon Festival in Jersey to the Copps Coliseum in Ontario (a modest 17,000 seats) and then on to Madison Square Garden. Hmm... Movin' on up!

If Some of Them Look Familiar, It's Because You've Seen Them Before
That's right, you may recognize cute little frosty-tips, a.k.a. Justin Thorne, from the short-lived boy band NLT (who I totally liked, I have to say); two others -- Chris Moy and José Bordonada Collazo -- are vets from the new Menudo (managed by Wright) and, as such, Making Menudo; and wild card AG Gamlieli rounds out the bunch. Overall, it's kind of a boy band all-stars moment Mr. Wright has created.

Experience Plus Major Producers? Looks Promising...
I'm sure this is written in several textbooks, but Rodney “Darkchild” Jenkins makes music magic; and the master has already produced two of One Call's tracks, "Them Girls" and "Symphony." Just a refresher, Darkchild is behind "When I Grow Up," "Lose My Breath" and "Feedback" -- as well as classics "It's Not Right, But It's Okay," "If You Had My Love" and "The Boy Is Mine." Respect!

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Tags Britney Spears, Ciara, Destinys Child, Jonas Brothers, Justin Timberlake, Kristinia DeBarge, Menudo, NLT, one call, Rodney "Darkchild" Jenkins

Bandemonium is done and gone, but the memories live on. Memories of gettin' goofy on Menudo's tour bus, playing "Mafia" with NLT, and lying with Mark & James.

In their fourth and final (sniff!) Buzzworthy tour diary, the guys man up, Boyz II Men style, and profess their love for Bandemonium in this greatest moments tour diary video.

Watch the video, and share your favorite Bandemonium memory. Plus, find out more about Bandemonium II, and check out our it-ain't-over-til-it's-over video tribute.

+ Sad, sobby goodbye-related videos:

Tags Bandemonium, boyz-ii-men, Celebrity, Chris Brown, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Menudo, Music, NLT, Taylor Dayne, VFactory, video, Videos

You already know the boys and bands of Bandemonium -- Mark & James, Menudo, NLT, and V-Factory.

So now, let's play a game of match-the-pre-show-ritual-to-the-Bandemonium-boy.

Activities include: feeding alligators, eating greens in the green room, running around in girls' clothing, spinning around in circles, spinning around on bar stools, not telling the truth, praying, and push-ups.

See who does what in Bandemonium's third tour diary clip below, and watch part 1 and part 2.

Tags Bandemonium, Celebrity, Mark-&-James, Menudo, Music, NLT, V Factory, VFactory, video, Videos

In Buzzworthy's second Bandemonium tour diary, VFactory's Nick and Asher employ vaguely European accents in an impression we can't quite place. (The road does strange things to people.) Plus, the guys get together for a powerhouse freestyle session involving rice and beans, and NLT kills time on the bus by playing a game of "Mafia" that has little to do with James Gandolfini or cement shoes.

Watch it below, and check out part 1 here.

Tags Bandemonium, Celebrity, Menudo, Music, NLT, V Factory, VFactory, video, Videos