{"id":623627,"date":"2026-10-07T19:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T19:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/623627\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T19:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T19:48:12","slug":"just-your-type-jyt-meet-the-members-of-the-next-big-boy-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/623627\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Your Type (JYT): Meet the Members of the Next Big Boy Band"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe newly formed boy band Just Your Type is preparing for a major year ahead, bringing its members \u2014 Recker Eans, 16; Toby Green, 16; Caden Adamonis, 17; Bryan Chan, 18; Tyler George, 16 \u2014 to arenas and even malls (yes, really) on tour to help spread the word about the act signed to Wexler Records\/Republic Records. As JYT refines its show, veteran songwriter-producer Freddy Wexler (Billy Joel, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande) plans to build the fivesome into \u201cone of the greatest live acts in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe five members of JYT weren\u2019t sure that the boy band route was right for them \u2014 until they heard what Wexler was building. Wexler auditioned more than 1,300 young performers in search of the next great group, with hundreds scouted on social media, which is how he found members Caden and Recker. From there, Caden brought in Tyler, who then tagged in Toby, while Recker welcomed Bryan. By July 2025, the quintet \u2014 which cites boy bands<\/a> like Backstreet Boys, One Direction and BTS but also artists ranging from Prince to blink-182 as influences \u2014 relocated to Los \u00adAngeles from their homes in England and elsewhere in the United States for an intensive year of training. After spending 10 months together, where they turned their individual musical strengths into a cohesive live act, the members began to feel like a family. That feeling clicked into place during JYT\u2019s first performance together at the SIX Compound yearly dance showcase in Los Angeles this April. \u201cWe were in training for so long that we didn\u2019t get to really share what we\u2019ve been working on,\u201d Caden recalls. \u201cAs soon as we did, I was like, \u2018This is it. This is the moment. We\u2019re not messing around.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tJust Your Type performed this summer at Trail\u2019s End Camp in Pennsylvania and Timber Lake Camp in New York.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Trails End Camp<\/p>\n

\n\tJYT is taking a decidedly old-school approach to building its fandom. This summer, the band embarked on a tour of summer camps across New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, performing for more than 15,000 campers along the way \u2014 the tour wasn\u2019t a walk in the park, though: The teenagers in the audience were without their phones for the summer, leaving JYT tasked with entertaining and winning over the notoriously skeptical demographic. \u201cI\u2019d watch kids [in the audience] with their arms crossed, and then by the end, [they\u2019d] be up on their feet,\u201d Wexler says. To wit, Recker\u2019s favorite moment of the tour was when one camper who\u2019d given the band a thumbs-down at the beginning of its performance later approached the members to say how \u201cawesome\u201d they were. Without social media to fuel buzz, word about JYT instead spread through letters sent back home and to friends at other camps \u2014 and the response was so strong that camps were soon reaching out to book additional performances. The camp tour also reinforced what Wexler believes makes JYT different: \u201cThe idea of a boy band, which historically was a manufactured concept, only works today if it\u2019s real.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNick Whitmill<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Timber Lake Camp<\/p>\n

\n\tJYT\u2019s members naturally have their sights set on becoming one of the world\u2019s biggest groups, dreaming of world stadium tours and even Grammy recognition \u2014 but they are most dedicated to building a legacy defined by live performances. Wexler hopes to get there in the next five years, insisting that by then, people won\u2019t simply call JYT one of the greatest boy bands, but \u201cone of the greatest live acts in the world.\u201d For now, JYT is still collecting its firsts, from its December 2025 debut single, the melodic R&B-pop song \u201cWhat U Want\u201d<\/a> (it has released four more singles since, all on Wexler Records\/Republic Records), to its first arena performances this fall (including the entirety of the Jingle Ball tour). JYT was also recently revealed to be the first artist collaboration with Gap\u2019s newly launched Fashiontainment platform that will include a fashion collection, docuseries and mall tour. But, as ambitious as they may be, JYT\u2019s members are making sure not to lose sight of the group\u2019s core. As Tyler says, \u201cWe\u2019re just five best friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Trails End Camp<\/p>\n

\n\tA version of this story appears in the Oct. 3, 2026, issue of Billboard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The newly formed boy band Just Your Type is preparing for a major year ahead, bringing its members…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":623628,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[184425,156,3295,4974,157,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-623627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-boy-bands","tag-entertainment","tag-genre-pop","tag-magazine","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}