‘NSync is getting back together — at least in figurine form. The boyband is joining fellow groups BTS, Migos and Backstreet Boys as the newest releases from pop culture collectibles site, Funko. Rock icons Kiss, and the singer/rapper Post Malone are also getting immortalized with collectible figures of their own. …
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