*N Sync- Why They're Not As Innocent As You Think!

Think you know *N Sync inside and out. Well they thought so too. (As JC put it, "Dude, I'm telling you: I can't think of one thing the other guys don't know about me.") But we came up with a bunch of juicy questions and fun games that really got the guys thinking, and surprise: We all learned something new! Check it out!

*N Sync One-on-One

jc:

CG: What was your worst breakup?
JC: The worst breakup I ever had happened literally right when *N Sync started to hit. That's when my girlfriend and I broke up. I was brokenhearted.

CG: Did you think you'd marry her?
JC: The thought crossed my mind. I wasn't going to marry her next year or anything, but I thought, "She's the one I'm looking for. She's gonna be around."

CG: Do you think that experience made you stronger?
JC: Definitely. She made me a better person by hurting me, because she taught me how to truly appreciate something good. If I get something good in my life again, I won't smother it, but I'll definitely know what I have.

CG: Did she make you cry?
JC: Uh-huh. Yeah.

chris:

CG: What do you value most about yourself:
Chris: My honesty. My motto is: Anything I say, I should be able to say right to someone's face.

CG: Where did you get those strongs morals?
Chris: From my mom. She never drank, never smoked. She was 16 when I was born; she was almost experiencing her childhood with me.

CG: If you could have a "Do-over" for any bad moment in your life, which would it be?
Chris: I'd try to talk to my stepdad. About five years ago, he shot himself. It was a total shock. I wish I could go back to the day before and stop him.

CG: Everyone says you're hyper. Why?
Chris: The truth is, I'm hypoglycemic. If I have sugar, I go nuts. But as soon as I get off that sugar high, I crash big-time.

lance:

CG: What's your best quality?
Lance: I'm really hardheaded at times. If something pisses me off or I know something's wrong, I'll fight and I won't stop until it's done the right way.

CG: When was your last real date?
Lance: Well it was with Danielle [Fishel], and we broke up last summer. Since then I've gone out and met people, but no official dates.

CG: Do you miss it?
Lance: I do, but it's not fair to the girl if you're always on the road. I can't stand dating somebody and not being there for them. You can talk on the phone, but it's not the same.

CG: You *N Sync guys spend so much time together. Do you ever fight?
Lance: We're like brothers. Brothers always fight about different little nitpicky things, but you still love 'em.

justin:

CG: If you could fix any mistake, what would it be?
Justin: I can think of a lot of girls that I made the big mistake of giving my heart too.

CG: So you give your heart too quickly?
Justin: No, but when I give it, it's with a willingness that's sometimes overwhelming.

CG: Don't ever lose that quality! That's your saving grace!
Justin: You think so? What may save us, can also kill us.

CG: Have you ever broken the rules?
Justin: Once in kindergarten, I peed my pants on purpose because the teacher wouldn't me go to the bathroom. Everbody was like, "Justin peed his pants!" and I stood up on my seat and I'm like (switches to squeaky voice) "That's right! The teacher wouldn't let me go to the bathroom!" I was the peeing Ferris Bueller.

joey:

CG: Someone once asked Justin which of you guys would get married first, and he said "it definitely won't be Joey!" Comment?
Joey: (gets all huffy) How does he know? He doesn't know. I probably will not be married for a while, but I'm sure in two years or whatever, there might be that one girl I want to be serious with.

CG: Well, you do have a rep for being the biggest flirt in the group. What's your technique?
Joey: I just go up to a girl and talk to her. And I give neck rubs.

CG: Has a girl ever rejected you?
Joey: There was this one girl I asked out over and over again in high school who kept turning me down. I tried being nice. She said no. So I tried being mean, and then i asked her out again. She still said no. I never did go out with that girl!

Think Fast, Guys!

Their mission was to answer the following questions as quickly as possible. See how your favorite guy stacked up!

Rich or Famous?
Chris: Famous
Joey: Famous
JC: Neither
Justin: Famous
Lance: Rich

Britney or Christina?
Chris: Britney
Joey: Britney
JC: Britney
Justin: Britney
Lance: Britney

Great kisser or dancer?
Chris: Dancer
Joey: Kisser
JC: Kisser
Justin: Dancer
Lance: Kisser

Grammy or Oscar?
Chris: Grammy
Joey: Grammy
JC: Grammy
Justin: Grammy
Lance: Grammy

Oscar or Kermit?
Chris: Oscar
Joey: Kermit
JC: Kermit
Justin: Kermit
Lance: Oscar

Vanilla or Chocolate?
Chris: Chocolate
Joey: Chocolate
JC: Vanilla
Justin: Vanilla
Lance: Vanilla

Style or Substance?
Chris: Substance
Joey: Style
JC: Substance
Justin: Style
Lance: Style

Playing The Name Game

We had the guys switch names-and personalites. (Don't panic: It was only temporary!) We made name tags, mixed them up, and had each *N Sync member answer a bunch of questions as the person on his tag. It was hilarious!

CG: Okay Joey: You're Chris. Finish this sentence: "My best quality is..."
Joey: "I'm Chris and my best qualities are my sense of humor and my wisdom because I'm so smart and older and wiser than everyone."
Justin: "Hi, I'm JC, and my best quality is my creativity."
Chris: "I'm Lance, and my best quality is my big booty. No-just kidding. My best quality is my sense of knowledge in business matters."
JC: "Hello, my name is Joey, and my best quality is my positive attitude."
Lance: "I'm Justin, and my best quality is my sense of humor."
Justin: (panicking because he didn't hear) My what? My what?! (laughter)

CH!: "When I get up in the morning, the first thing I do is..."
Joey: "Hi my name is Chris, and the first thing I do is scratch."
Justin: "Hi, I'm JC, and the first thing I do in the morning is...stretch."
Chris: "My name's Lance, and the first thing I do in the morning is pee in the shower." (laughter)
Justin: That's the best!
Lance: It's true!
JC: (joking) "My name's Joey, and the first thing I do in the morning is drop the kids off at the pool."
Lance: "Hi, I'm Justin, and the first thing I do in the morning is eat a bowl of Cap'n Crunch cereal."

CG: "The last thing I do before I go to bed at night is..."
Joey: "I'm Chris, and before I go to bed I check my e-mails and play Dreamcast and then I check my e-mails some more and then I play Dreamcast again..." (laughter)
Justin: "I'm JC, and before I go to sleep I write down what happened in the day." (to JC) You still do that?
JC: I haven't done that since we were in Hamburg.
Chris: "My name's Lance and the last thing I do is call my mom."

Everyone: Awwwww!
JC: "I'm Joey, and the last thing I do is leave whatever club I'm at."
Lance: "I'm Justin and the last thing I do before bed is umm...put some hip-hop music on and rap a prayer."

CG: "I think I look just like..."
Joey: "I'm Chris, and I look just like Fievel the mouse!" (everyone totally cracks up, because it's true.)
Justin: "My name's JC, and I think I look just like Madonna!"
JC: (explaining) I don't look like anyone famous. I look plain.
Chris: I'm Lance, and I think I look just like my dad."
JC: "My name's Joey, and I think I look just like Blossom." (laughter)
Lance: Mine's easy. "I'm Justin, and I look like Ryan Phillippe."

CG: "I hate it when a girl..."
Joey: "I'm Chris, and I hate it when a girl's way taller than me."
Justin: "I'm JC, and I hate it when a girl talks about her ex-boyfriend."
Chris: "I'm Lance, and I hate it when a girl starts talking about our future together, starts putting on all this pressure to get married, and then tells all my other friends certain things that didn't really happen, but she makes them up because she wants to live in her little dream world."
Lance: That was my ex-ex-ex-ex-girlfriend from like twenty years ago.
JC: "I'm Joey, and I hate it when a girl plays hard to get." (laughter)
Lance: "I'm Justin, and I hate it when a girl talks about herself too much."
Justin: Exactly! Good answer.

CG: "When it comes to meeting girls, my best pickup line is..."
Joey: "I'm Chris and I say, 'You want tickets to the show?' "
Justin: "I'm JC, and I meet girls by using my quietness, my mystery."
Chris: How 'bout this one: "I'm Lance. You know that third song? I produced that." (laughter)
JC: "My name's Joey. My pickup line is (switches to cartoon voice) I can do the Bobby voice." (laughter)
Lance: "I'm Justin, and I don't need a line. I just sing a bit and all the girls are like "ohhhhh.' "

"Let's Pick on Joey"

We asked the guys to write down anonymous questions for each other-things they've always wanted to know but have never asked. Then we put the slips of paper into a hat and drew them out one at a time. For some reason, Joey seemed to get lots more questions that everyone else...

CG: Okay the first question's for...Joey! "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?" (everyone laughs)
Joey: Ummm...I don't know. I think it depends on how big the woodchuck is. If he was a big fat one, he could probably chuck a lot. Ten pounds.

CG: "Justin: would you ever pee in your wet suit?" (laughter)
Justin: I would, and I have.

CG: "JC: Were there any off-screen romances on the Mickey Mouse Club?" (general oohing)
JC: Yes. But I don't name names.
Lance: (Joking) Can I name names?

CG: Okay..."Joey: How many girls have you dated at one time?"
Joey: I think three was the most.

CG: "Justin: Have you ever looked in the mirror naked and done the shake-it dance and thought you looked good?" And they define "shake-it dance" as "move your hips from side to side." (Everyone practically dies laughing)
Justin: That questions is so Chris. My answer is: Every morning when I wake up. Right after I get out of the shower, I do the shake-it dance.

CG: Okay..."Joey: If a plane crashes on the border of Canada and the US, where do they bury the survivors?"
Joey: Aha! You can't bury survivors in the water! (everyone cracks up)

CG: What?! Where'd the water come from? The point is, you don't bury survivors!
Joey: Don't write that, please, I suck! I thought they were dead!

CG: "Justin: What's the name of the last girl you kissed?"
Justin: Names? I don't name names.

GH!: How many letters?
Justin: Five.

CG: What does it begin with?
Justin: None of your business.

CG: "Joey: How many total animals did Moses bring on the ark?
Joey: Wait...read it again. How many total animals did Moses...
JC: Moses didn't even have an ark!!

CG: Okay. Here's one for Chris: "Who was the first person to beat you at every or any sport, and how did you feel?"
Chris: Ooh, that's a good one, a serious one, too. Justin beat me in every sport. No wait: when I was like 7 years old I was on a Little League geam and we sucked. Once I got beaned by a pitch.

CG: Did you get knocked unconcious?
Chris: No, but I had to take first base. We were playing T-Ball.
JC: But you don't pitch in T-Ball!
Chris: I know. I'm the only kid who got beaned by a pitch in T-Ball! (laughter)
Lance: Wouldn't you always get totally pissed at the kids who couldn't even hit the freakin' ball off the T?
JC: Lance is venting.

CG: "Justin: Have you ever farted in public and blamed it on someone else?"
Justin: All the time, of course...Joey!

CG: "Lance, did you ever dirty up the ice at your snow-cone-factory job?
Lance: Joey...
Joey: No, I did not write that one!
Lance: One time this bug flew into a cone I was making, but I didn't want to scoop it out because the customers were watching. So I just kind of covered it up.

CG: There's no name on this question, but something tells me it's for Joey. "if it takes four men two hours to dig a hole, how long does it take two men to dig half a hole?" Come on you guys-I feel bad for Joey! Here's another one for him: "If you travel from point A to point B and you..." Nooo! I don't even want to read it! Okay, this is the last questions! "Chris: Can you describe the worst hairstyle you've ever had?
Chris: (joking) Well, I had braids on top of my head and I put them in a pontytail....no-I take it back. In the early 90's I actually had a pulse shaved on the side of my head, and then I had the front bleached blonde. I thought I was Vanilla Ice.

By Elizabeth Kuster
Cosmo Girl May 2000