"C'mon, admit it. You kinda like them."

So said Entertainment Weekly on its cover last fall, declaring the Backstreet Boys their A-Nimber One "guilty pleasure." But if twenty- and thirty somethings are only now coming out of the closet with their love for BSB, the teens behind the group's mega-success long ago got over any guilt they had about loving Orlando's gorgeous Fab Five. After all, they've flooded BSB concerts they world over for ages, showing their enthusiasm by doing just about anything to get the Boys' attention. Like throwing their bras at the stage! Or screaming out their phone numbers at the top of their lungs!

Oh, if their parents only knew...

Except now, of course, parents do know. Many are standing outside their kids' room, tapping their feet, listening to "That's What She Said" blaring from the CD player inside. Some are even borrowing Millennium to play during their morning commute. Suddenly, everybody loves the Backstreeters - even pets have been known to howl and mew their approval.

All of which may be a surprise to their ex-manager, Donna Wright, who left the Boys last year because she didn't share their desire to take the group to the next level. "There is no next level," she reportedly told them. "This is as big as you get."

Not by a long shot. This summer's BSB tour is their biggest ever. Last year, the readers of one national magazine bestowed BSB with Best Summer Tour honors and the Boys are determined to defend their title! This time, there's even more happening on stage: Along with their beautiful voices and breakout dance moves, they've taken up instruments and songwritting. And no one can get enough of them! With their album selling out of stores and their tour the hottest ticket of the summer - not to mention the buzz in Hollywood about a BSB movie - they've proven that they're here to stay.