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NKOTB increase their star power

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NKOTB increase their star power

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STORY: New Kids on the Block, the boy band that was formed in Boston in 1984, received the 2,530th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday (October 9).

Band members Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood were all present at the star unveiling on Hollywood Boulevard, along with throngs of screaming fans, reminiscent of the popularity in their heyday.

The band released its self-titled debut album in 1986. Its popularity grew with the 1988 releases of the ballad single "Please Don't Go Girl" and what is considered to be its breakout album, "Hanging Tough," which won an American Music Award in 1990 for favorite pop/rock album.

At the time it disbanded in 1994, New Kids on the Block had sold 80 million albums and had five platinum albums, 10 top 10 singles and five number 1 singles.

The band secretly reunited in 2007 to record "The Block," which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 c