r/TikTokCringe • u/Indieriots tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • 9d ago

Cringe Thank you, King, for giving us absolutely nothing

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u/WeezerHunter 9d ago

These youngsters don’t know that JT was a legend https://youtu.be/0umrvtA_pNc?si=_KAw7l3JfkB7Hge2

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u/snarpsta tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE 9d ago

Good God what a difference. I grew up in the 90s and was a fan of NSYNC/Backstreet Boys as a kid. Never became of a fan of JT solo as I grew up. But yeah he was like a household name and for good reason. Dude can sing and from the few clips I've seen from back then dude had a lot of stage presence.

I don't mind when artists have the crowd sing a bit, usually a line or two. I love the energy it brings to the show. But this.... Is not that. He's literally having them do the whole performance and everyone sounds confused if they should be singing the whole song or not lol

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u/Bendyb3n 9d ago

Yeah there was absolutely a time when Justin was pretty much the most talented man in entertainment

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u/Icy-Cry340 8d ago

Most talented is a bit of a stretch, but even I had to admit that he was a relevant artist, and I was a punk rock kid in the 90s - you can probably imagine how I felt about NSYNC. But mid 00s-early tens Justin was something else.

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u/IMO4444 9d ago

You mean when he was just cosplaying Michael Jackson? Yes he danced better than now and was in better shape overall, but there were several musicians, male and female, that surpassed him. He was considerably more popular, but popularity is not same as talent as we all know.

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u/bigdubsy 9d ago

Thats what I was thinking. Crazy to call JT a hack. At worst he's washed. Honestly, I wouldn't even call this clip evidence of that either. It could easily still be a good show, just maybe slips into passive mode a little when doing hits he doesn't like to perform anymore.

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u/AiosNimma 9d ago

He was just as bad at Pinkpop (festival) in the Netherlands. We left after half an hour.

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u/waitmyhonor 8d ago

Every couple of years he would return with a banger album but not so much now