*NSYNC appeared on Hot Ones and explained why Justin Timberlake pronounces the lyric like "may" in their hit song "It's Gonna Be Me," which has inspired a meme.

It’s the most searched *NSYNC thing ever on that day just because of this stupid little meme, which I’m sure Justin loved. But yeah, it's a gift that keeps on giving." "There are so many ...

The memes trace their origins to the 2000 hit single "It's Gonna Be Me" from NSYNC's second album, "No Strings Attached," which was made especially popular by its accompanying video, which depicts ...

The meme stems from NSYNC's 2000 smash hit "It's Gonna Be Me." When singing the titular line in the song, Justin Timberlake annunciates the word "me" as "May." According to a 2016 article from E!

'N Sync member's Joey Fatone and Lance Bass talked to TODAY.com about the "It's Gonna Be May" meme that continues to go viral 25 years after the song "It's Gonna Be Me" released.

We hope we never have to say "Bye Bye Bye" to this meme. It's May 1, so, of course, members of the boy band *NSYNC acknowledged what has now become a time-honored tradition: the "It's Gonna Be May ...

It’s the most searched *NSYNC thing ever on that day just because of this stupid little meme, which I’m sure Justin loved. But yeah, it's a gift that keeps on giving." "There are so many ...

Some couldn't wait to post 'It's Gonna Be May' memes of ‘N Sync on the last day of April. Others dreaded the annual influx of Justin Timberlake content.

NSYNC's Lance Bass ushered in the new month by trolling his bandmate Justin Timberlake for his inescapable 'It’s gonna be May' meme — ramen wig included.

But even so, a quarter century later, every April *NSYNC memes are all the fans ever wanted, all they ever needed, and they want them back. The reason? The next month is gonna be May. In the year ...

For several years, she was not recognized as the meme’s creator, as others on the internet tried to take credit. Finally, around 2015, enough people had tagged NSYNC’s Lance Bass that it got ...