Have Questions About 4*Town From “Turning Red”? We Got You Covered

The members of the five-person boy band are: Aaron T., Tae Young, Robaire, Jesse, and Aaron Z. Robaire is the band’s leader who has all the talent. Aaron T. is the lighthearted and funny one, always cracking jokes when things get serious. Tae Young is the youngest member of 4*Town and has a fierce love for animals. Before his days with 4*Town, Jesse wanted to pursue a career in art and enjoys pottery in his free time. Aaron Z. is the most athletic of the bunch and helps to choreograph the band’s dances.

On building the characters of 4*Town, “Turning Red” director Domee Shi told Insider, “When we were creating the boy band, it was super fun to just come up with assigning roles for each boy band member… A lot of research went into creating each boy band member’s bio and their purpose in the group.”

Watch the Featurette “Welcome to 4*Town” from Disney Music VEVO below:

The voices behind 4*Town consist of some incredible talent with strong musical backgrounds. Robaire is voiced by “Teen Beach Movie” and “Tick, Tick… Boom!” star Jordan Fisher, Jesse is voiced by Finneas, Aaron Z. is voiced by “The X Factor” star Josh Levi, Aaron T. is voiced by Topher Ngo, and Tae Young is voiced by Grayson Villanueva. Each of their unique voices form a nostalgic, fun sound that everyone can dance along to.

Have the urge to sing along with Mei and her besties the next time you watch “Turning Red”? Here are the lyrics to 4*Town’s biggest hit, “Nobody Like U”:

VERSE 1
I’ve never met nobody like you
Had friends and I’ve had buddies, it’s true
But they don’t turn my tummy the way you do
I’ve never met nobody like you

CHORUS
You’re never not on my mind, oh my, oh my
I’m never not by your side, your side, your side
I’m never gon’ let you cry, oh cry, don’t cry
I’ll never not be your ride, or die, alright

VERSE 2
Let’s call it what it is, it’s a masterpiece
Got a whole lotta love for them city streets (Glendale!)
Tonight is the place to be
Got a big boombox and a new CD
Come on, everybody, let’s tear it up
If you want mad skills, you can share with us
I want everybody to stop and stare
And you know why, it’s me (Robaire!)
Ooh
Uh (it’s too good)
Yeah, ha-ha-ha
(Let’s go!)

CHORUS
You’re never not on my mind, oh my, oh my
I’m never not by your side, your side, your side
I’m never gon’ let you cry, oh cry, don’t cry
I’ll never not be your ride, or die, alright

REFRAIN
Li-li-li-li-li-li-like you
Li-li-li-li-li-li-like you
Li-li-li-li-li-li-like you
Like you, like you
Li-li-li-li-li-li-like you
Li-li-li-li-li-li-like you
Li-li-li-li-li-li-like you
Like you, like you

CHORUS
I’ve never met nobody like you
Had friends and I’ve had buddies, it’s true
But they don’t turn my tummy the way you do
I’ve never met nobody like you

You’re never not on my mind, oh my, oh my
I’m never not by your side, your side, your side
I’m never gon’ let you cry, oh cry, don’t cry
I’ll never not be your ride, or die, alright

Undeniably, 4*Town is inspired by the sound of teen pop in the late 1990s and early 2000s, as well as the popularity of boy bands during the time. In the “Turning Red” featurette, Finneas talks about the unique sound many boy bands produced at the time, saying, “Song’s in the style of early-2000s boy band…It’s the really catchy melody and harmonies, the claps, and choreography.”

Additionally, Domee Shi told Insider that 4*Town was directly inspired by 90s and 2000s boy bands: Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Westlife, 98 Degrees, and O-Town. On the influence, Shi said, “We really just wanted them to be a direct homage to the boy bands of that era and also add like a contemporary spin.”

Shi also wanted to honour the worldwide popularity of K-pop, which also influenced 4*Town. The director said, “They’re more diverse and there’s definitely a homage to K-Pop in there with Tae Young, the cute member of 4*Town.” Fans of the BTS group speculated Tae Young was inspired by BTS member Jimin because of their uncanny resemblance, which could definitely be true considering how K-pop influenced 4*Town.