“Obviously, Justin was a lead, so it’s different. “I’m like, ‘Dude, if we can do it with four of us, so can you!’” Dorough said. In August, Chasez and his manager, Eric Podwall, attended the Backstreet Boys’ DNA World Tour in Los Angeles, just weeks after Howie Dorough shared that he had encouraged Fatone to keep *NSYNC going without Timberlake - like the Backstreet Boys did during Kevin Richardson’s hiatus - and discussed potentially touring together. Respect! This man and this band! True talent! True performers! #nationaltreasuresĪ post shared by JC Chasez on at 12:34pm PDT (A rep for Timberlake did not respond to a request for comment.) Variety has learned the singer is planning to start recording new music in February, making his involvement even less likely. However, the unlikelihood of Timberlake setting his hugely successful solo career aside to take part in a reunion has remained a roadblock. The boy band, who went on hiatus in 2002, last performed as a five-piece while supporting Justin Timberlake as he received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2013 VMAs, then reunited for their Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in 2018. Moreover, Chasez’s recent movements have heightened hopes that this will be the decade the group says Bye Bye Bye to being Gone and tears up our hearts with a long-awaited comeback. There’d be a strong hook for it: 2020 is an anniversary year for “No Strings Attached,” the album that set a first-week record by selling 2.4 million copies when it came out in March 2000, a mark that stood for 15 years before it was bested by Adele. Nine months since JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and Lance Bass almost broke the internet with their show-stopping Coachella performance, a new year is bringing new anticipation for an NSYNC reunion.