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Luke， Callum， Michael， Ashton： If you don’t know these four names， you’d better study up. The foursome， better known as 5SOS to their fans， have been the talk of the town since hitting #1 on iTunes in almost 40 countries， with their debut[初次登场] single “She Looks So Perfect，” and that was just for pre-orders—not a single note[音符] of the song had even been heard yet. Then they sold out their entire North American tour in just five minutes. Not too bad for four teenagers， right？ Yup， that’s right—they’re all under 20.
At first glance， these guys might have that typical[典型的] boy band look， but don’t let their perfectly styled hair and matching outfits[全套服装] fool you： They play their own instruments， co-write their songs， and count rock bands like Green Day and Blink-182 among their biggest influences[影响]. Luke Hemmings， at 17 years old， the group’s youngest member， says he also grew up listening to a lot of Good Charlotte. “They were the first band I obsessed[迷住] over. First album and first concert. They were big，” he says. “Those American 90s bands shaped us.”
Following their ten-city run， 5SOS opened for One Direction， for the second time， on their Where We Are tour this summer. Luke admits that being on the road with 1D， the first time around in 2013， was a great lesson for them. “Their work ethic[职业道德]， like how hard they work and how well they treat their team， was just incredible[难以置信的]，” he says. “I think it’s really important to have a good team around you. They’re the ones that are going to make you go the whole way， so you gotta treat them really well.”
The fans， it goes without saying， are pretty important， too. “The fans are just incredible. They’re so dedicated[一心一意的] to us，” says Luke. “We can never really repay[报答] them for what they do for us， but we do everything we can.”
With about nine million total Twitter followers and over 40 million YouTube views， it’s safe to say 5SOS knows a thing or two about giving the people what they want. “We never tried to be anything we weren’t，” explains Luke. “We just put up stuff[东西] that was real and I think people like real people， and fans really respond[响应] when you respond to them.”
卢克、卡勒姆、迈克尔、阿什顿：如果你不知道这四个名字，那可要做做功课了。自从他们以首支单曲《看上去很美》在近四十个国家的iTunes下载榜上登顶后——而且这只是预订，没有人听过这首歌的任何一个音符——这个被粉丝称为“5SOS”的四人组就成为城中热话。随后，他们的北美巡回演唱会门票在五分钟之内就卖光了。对于四个少年来说还不赖，对吧？是的，他们都不到20岁。
乍一看，这几个小伙子也许有着典型的男子组合长相，但别被他们那设计完美的发型和与之相称的装束骗到：他们自己弹奏乐器，参与歌曲的创作，还把“绿日”、“眨眼182”等摇滚乐队视为对他们影响最大的乐队。17岁的卢克·亨明斯是最年轻的队员，他说在成长的过程中他也听了大量“狂野夏洛特”的音乐。“他们是我迷恋的第一支乐队，（买的）第一张唱片和（看的）第一场演唱会。他们可是响当当的乐队，”他说。“美国90年代的那些乐队影响了我们。”
今年夏天，在到10个城市做了巡演之后，5SOS第二次为单向乐队的演唱会做开场嘉宾，这次演唱会名为“我们所到之处”。卢克承认，2013年第一次和1D一起做巡演对他们来说是很好的一课。“他们的职业道德——例如他们是多么卖力地工作，对团队的态度有多好等等——实在太好了，”他说。“我想，身边有一个好团队真的很重要。他们将是你一路走下去的关键，所以你真的要好好对待他们。”
不用说，粉丝也相当重要。“粉丝们太了不起了，他们对我们相当热诚，”卢克说。“他们为我们做的事情，我们永远也报答不了，但我们会尽力的。”
推特上有近900万粉丝，Youtube上点击量超过4000万，不得不说5SOS知道人们想要什么，也懂得如何满足他们。“我们从来不懂假装，”卢克解释道。“我们只是呈献真实的东西，我想，人们喜欢真实的人。当你响应粉丝的要求，他们真的会应和你哦。”
At first glance， these guys might have that typical[典型的] boy band look， but don’t let their perfectly styled hair and matching outfits[全套服装] fool you： They play their own instruments， co-write their songs， and count rock bands like Green Day and Blink-182 among their biggest influences[影响]. Luke Hemmings， at 17 years old， the group’s youngest member， says he also grew up listening to a lot of Good Charlotte. “They were the first band I obsessed[迷住] over. First album and first concert. They were big，” he says. “Those American 90s bands shaped us.”
Following their ten-city run， 5SOS opened for One Direction， for the second time， on their Where We Are tour this summer. Luke admits that being on the road with 1D， the first time around in 2013， was a great lesson for them. “Their work ethic[职业道德]， like how hard they work and how well they treat their team， was just incredible[难以置信的]，” he says. “I think it’s really important to have a good team around you. They’re the ones that are going to make you go the whole way， so you gotta treat them really well.”
The fans， it goes without saying， are pretty important， too. “The fans are just incredible. They’re so dedicated[一心一意的] to us，” says Luke. “We can never really repay[报答] them for what they do for us， but we do everything we can.”
With about nine million total Twitter followers and over 40 million YouTube views， it’s safe to say 5SOS knows a thing or two about giving the people what they want. “We never tried to be anything we weren’t，” explains Luke. “We just put up stuff[东西] that was real and I think people like real people， and fans really respond[响应] when you respond to them.”
卢克、卡勒姆、迈克尔、阿什顿：如果你不知道这四个名字，那可要做做功课了。自从他们以首支单曲《看上去很美》在近四十个国家的iTunes下载榜上登顶后——而且这只是预订，没有人听过这首歌的任何一个音符——这个被粉丝称为“5SOS”的四人组就成为城中热话。随后，他们的北美巡回演唱会门票在五分钟之内就卖光了。对于四个少年来说还不赖，对吧？是的，他们都不到20岁。
乍一看，这几个小伙子也许有着典型的男子组合长相，但别被他们那设计完美的发型和与之相称的装束骗到：他们自己弹奏乐器，参与歌曲的创作，还把“绿日”、“眨眼182”等摇滚乐队视为对他们影响最大的乐队。17岁的卢克·亨明斯是最年轻的队员，他说在成长的过程中他也听了大量“狂野夏洛特”的音乐。“他们是我迷恋的第一支乐队，（买的）第一张唱片和（看的）第一场演唱会。他们可是响当当的乐队，”他说。“美国90年代的那些乐队影响了我们。”
今年夏天，在到10个城市做了巡演之后，5SOS第二次为单向乐队的演唱会做开场嘉宾，这次演唱会名为“我们所到之处”。卢克承认，2013年第一次和1D一起做巡演对他们来说是很好的一课。“他们的职业道德——例如他们是多么卖力地工作，对团队的态度有多好等等——实在太好了，”他说。“我想，身边有一个好团队真的很重要。他们将是你一路走下去的关键，所以你真的要好好对待他们。”
不用说，粉丝也相当重要。“粉丝们太了不起了，他们对我们相当热诚，”卢克说。“他们为我们做的事情，我们永远也报答不了，但我们会尽力的。”
推特上有近900万粉丝，Youtube上点击量超过4000万，不得不说5SOS知道人们想要什么，也懂得如何满足他们。“我们从来不懂假装，”卢克解释道。“我们只是呈献真实的东西，我想，人们喜欢真实的人。当你响应粉丝的要求，他们真的会应和你哦。”