Nick Carter, 20: baby of the Backstreet Boys; dating pop star Mandy Moore; drives a Prowler and a Durango; drinks away his problems and sometimes has thoughts of suicide; often cheats on Mandy; very unhappy with his life and relationship; has a passionate hate for Brian's fiancee, Leighanne.
*Mandy Moore, 16: upcoming pop star; dating superstar Nick Carter on-and-off; drinks and is developing a serious problem with speed; extremely jealous and possessive; drives a Firebird.
**Estelle Lanning, 19 and Scarlett D'Angelo, 19: make up the duet of Sugar; two of the people Mandy doesn't like and considers herself in competition with; both are friends of Nick's and Brian's; both lust after the new group Eclipse; drive a V8 Firebird and a Z3 BMW Roadster; Estelle has long blonde hair, baby blue eyes, a tiny petite frame, and a contagious smile; Scarlett has flaming red hair in curls to a little past her shoulders, bright hazel green eyes, an athletic frame, and a bad temper, but also has a goofy side.
*Dominique Torchio, 19: a well-known pop diva; recently out of a bad relationship; in the studio working on her sophomore album; rules the charts over even Britney, Mandy, Christina, Jessica, and Sugar; drives a Viper and a 1968 Shelby GT 500; is good friends with the members of Eclipse, who opened for her; has wavy/curly blonde hair to mid-back, baby blue eyes, a curvy athletic figure, and a bright smile for almost everyone.
Brian Littrell, 25: the heart and soul of the Backstreet Boys; has an incredibly beautiful voice; engaged to actress Leighanne Wallace; very friendly with his peers, to Leighanne's great dismay; starting to wonder if Nick is right about his fiancee; loses himself in music and song writing when he's upset; drinking increasingly more due to depression and anger; drives a BMW.
*Leighanne Wallace, 30:a semi-known actress; latched onto Brian's side for fame and money; extremely jealous and possessive; occasionally dabbles around behind her fiancee's back; harbors a large and very passionate hate for Nick Carter, largely due to the fact that he can see her true nature; drives a Lincoln Navigator.
*Thera MacLeish, 23: the hottest, most sought after actress in Hollywood; working on two new movies; has modeled and acted since she was 15; never had a real, actual relationship except for once; best friends with actress Sarah Michelle Gellar; cousin of JC Chasez and Freddie Prinze, Jr.; drives an Audi TT Roadster; has wavy chocolate brown hair to mid-back, brown eyes, and a sweet disposition.
**Emilie Burns, 25: another well-known actress that Thera beat out for several awards and roles; Thera's fiercest competitor; looks similar; very cruel and nasty towards everyone but Thera particularly; drives a Mustang GT; has straight chocolate brown hair, blue eyes, and a mean streak the size of the United States.
*Sarah Michelle Gellar, 22: a well-known actress that plays Buffy on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel; Brian's cousin; dating co-star David Boreanaz and considering a marriage with him; best friends with Thera; hates Emilie; drives a Porsche 911 Turbo.
**David Boreanaz, 29: very talented actor that plays Angel on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel; dating Sarah Michelle Gellar and plans to propose to her; very protective of her and Thera; hates Emilie with such a passion that it amazes even Thera and Sarah; drives a Jaguar.
Kevin Richardson, 28: the oldest of the Backstreet Boys; more of the serious and silent type; knows how to let loose and have a good time when he needs to; engaged to dancer Kristin Willits; very unhappy in their relationship; having second thoughts about the loud, controlling blonde; drives a Toyota 4-Runner.
*Kristin Willits, 29:a dancer for many famous singers like Cher and Janet Jackson; initially attracted to Kevin for his ability to dance and his looks and personality; now attracted to him for the same reasons that Leighanne is with Brian; dislikes any other female that Kevin comes in contact with except for Leighanne, Amanda, and Mandy; drives a Ford Expedition.
*Lishanne Davis, 27: a beautiful nurse at an Orlando hospital; upset and depressed because her mother is dying of cancer and she can do nothing to help; has turned to music to help her through it; drives a Cougar; has long dark brown hair, gray eyes, and a soft smile for everyone.
AJ McLean, 22: the bad boy of the Backstreet Boys; has an extremely short temper lately; involved with singer Amanda Latona; knows that she's cheating on him; wants to get out of the relationship; has turned to drinking to try and forget about it; drives a Ford Explorer.
*Amanda Latona, 22: little-known singer; former member of Innosense; dating AJ McLean; having an affair with Joey Fatone of Nsync; very cruel to AJ more often than not; drives a Celica.
*Ebony Holbrook, 21: famous choreographer; has worked with many pop stars; hired to work with the Backstreet Boys on their new videos and upcoming tour; has a very hot and short temper; has some trust issues due to a past boyfriend; drives a Supra; is black with light brown skin, has light brown hair to her waist in tiny braids, light brown eyes, and a smile for those who earn it.
Howie Dorough, 26:the sweetheart of the Backstreet Boys; often keeps to himself; loves to go to clubs and dance the night away; very lonely because he hasn't met anyone special and all the other boys have girlfriends; drives a Corvette.
*Lysette Kendall, 22: youngest writer for People; also writes for Teen People; rarely assigned any interviews; suddenly get assigned to interview the Backstreet Boys, Nsync, 98 Degrees, and Phoenix to get an in-depth article on life in a "boy band"; cousin of Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees; drives an Acura; has black hair to her shoulders, baby blue eyes, and a strained, but still sincere, smile for her friends.
Taylor Duncan, 16: the baby of the new boy band Eclipse; the sweetheart and quietest of the group; has blonde hair to his eyes that's parted down the middle; has chocolate brown eyes; about 5'11" with a fairly well-built body, but no butt; drives an Eagle Talon.
Trenton Thomason, 17: acts the oldest of Eclipse and is the most mature; very baby-faced and looks younger than his age; has brown hair that is dyed bright blonde on top and spiked about 1 ˝" up; sky blue eyes; about 5'8" with a fairly well-built body and a nice, "grabbable" butt (says Dominique); drives a Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Trevor Blankenship, 18: very much the bad boy of Eclipse; has dark blonde hair that's highlighted light blonde on the top and spiked about 1" up; has piercing light, light baby blue eyes; about 5'10" with an extremely well-built body and a perfect butt that "I could mop up with a biscuit…mmm-mmm!!" (says Estelle); drives a Z28 Camaro SuperSport.
Tracy Spence, 20: the big prankster in Eclipse; very loud and funny; thinks that he is extremely unattractive and sometimes gets depressed; has dark, dark brown hair that's dyed neon, highlighter yellow on the top and is spiked about ˝" up and glows in black light; loves parties and girls; dating pop diva Christina Aguilera; about 5'9" with a well-built muscular body that clothes hang on "just right" (says Christina) and a "muffin butt…cute, not quite perfect, but still nice" (says Dominique); drives a 1999 F-150 4x4 Off-Road Sport that he's fixed up.
