a chaotic deep dive into the rise and fall of boy band IM5

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  • Опубліковано 12 січ 2025

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  • @kingdanashine
    @kingdanashine Рік тому +180

    I thoroughly enjoyed this video haha! IM5 was a blast for me 💥❤ 5ers still the best fandom

    • @opiniyon
      @opiniyon  Рік тому +35

      omg hey king, thanks for watching and bringing joy to our childhoods!!

    • @oliviae6423
      @oliviae6423 Рік тому +10

      OMG

  • @badanimation.
    @badanimation. Рік тому +309

    Dalton walked so Zayn could run (away)

    • @opiniyon
      @opiniyon  Рік тому +19

      YES

    • @shuuu_333
      @shuuu_333 Рік тому +4

      😭😭😭😭😢

    • @edxtso
      @edxtso 9 місяців тому +6

      the way my favs are the first to leave🧍🏻‍♀️

    • @Itzezyyyy
      @Itzezyyyy 2 місяці тому

      😂

  • @koroconnell
    @koroconnell Рік тому +240

    An IM5 video in 2023... *WE DID IT JOE, WE DID IT*

  • @xiamaya5143
    @xiamaya5143 Рік тому +161

    it’s crazy how’s there’s so much lore behind this band, i only knew about their existence through todrick hall and i was OBSESSED with band camp

  • @badanimation.
    @badanimation. Рік тому +81

    IM5secondsawayfromlosingit
    I've never felt so seen

  • @luckymars2410
    @luckymars2410 Рік тому +111

    the lore goes deeper than I thought damn 😭

  • @thankuIoveu
    @thankuIoveu 6 місяців тому +12

    when she paused after saying "I learned bout N'SYNC from IM5" I hit the like button.

  • @briannad7702
    @briannad7702 Рік тому +59

    This is niche bc no one I know knows IM5 but the It's gonna be me cover had me in a chokehold

  • @nic22123
    @nic22123 10 місяців тому +8

    I remember being obsessed with IM5 in my early teen/tween years >w

  • @yoneeci3002
    @yoneeci3002 Рік тому +39

    dana has also danced backup for many artists like the weekend, during the superbowl, cardi b and offset, during the bet awards, and most recently sabrina carpenter, at the new years rocking eve.

    • @femblvd3114
      @femblvd3114 9 місяців тому +4

      And he also starred in “Never Have I Ever” as one of Paxton’s friends!

  • @KelseyRaeXo97
    @KelseyRaeXo97 Рік тому +33

    The IM5 Jumpscare... when i tell you my friends and i were STANS... lol we knew the band personally we were so deep but a fun time plus i made lifelong friends

  • @purplefairy22
    @purplefairy22 Рік тому +29

    Not the 5ers coming out for this 😂😂

  • @chelleange1s
    @chelleange1s Рік тому +36

    i actually got into im5 the month after disney dudez was released. i think i was just weirdly obsessed with disney related stuff at that time so it popped up on my youtube & i instantly fell in love. the fact that it's not on spotify makes me so upset omgg my fave members were dalton bc he was into doctor who, dana, & will jay.

    • @neodd__
      @neodd__ 5 місяців тому +1

      Wow literally same 🫶💖

  • @markalexander3659
    @markalexander3659 8 місяців тому +11

    Every X many months, I get re-obsessed with the three "Disney Dudez" vids they did

  • @publicjenemyno1
    @publicjenemyno1 10 місяців тому +69

    i think if im5 were properly PROPERLY managed and given a real budget they really couldve gotten big

  • @mauiysabel
    @mauiysabel Рік тому +13

    i ran an instagram fanpage about them in middle school and garnered a couple hundrered followers and some interactions from each member, truly my claim to fame

  • @nitabby
    @nitabby 9 місяців тому +12

    “i learned about nsync from IM5” is so real because same 😂

  • @Joy-qj5kk
    @Joy-qj5kk Рік тому +32

    I found Will jay's music in 2017 and had ZERO idea that he was in a boy band????? His song By Now is heartbreaking and now I understand the context of it

    • @juliatakacs3994
      @juliatakacs3994 Рік тому +4

      Same, i just found out from this video that he was part of a boy band 😅 i love his solo music

    • @duckiekay7347
      @duckiekay7347 6 місяців тому +2

      i love that he is gaining more fans i love his music and ngl i wish him so much that is good.. i also always am streaming his music bc he literally creates bangers and hits.

  • @shelbyhewitt145
    @shelbyhewitt145 11 місяців тому +10

    oh my god i was OBSESSEDDDDD with IM5, ngl they still eat... anyywaayy lmao, ive seen an old interview of them like a year before dalton left where david was their interviewer, i always thought it was super oddddd

  • @BITManiac123
    @BITManiac123 10 місяців тому +5

    OMG I feel so seen!! I have never neverrrr seen any IM5 related content ever! I was a 5er for real and I still unironically listen to their music when I am feeling nostagic.

  • @cradelaine
    @cradelaine 11 місяців тому +8

    finally fuego wasn’t actually officially released. from what i remember, it got leaked on soundcloud. YOU JUST HAD TO BE THERE LMAO. also, we still have a twitter group chat with Will and we got him to watch this too haha

  • @rickibee6506
    @rickibee6506 Рік тому +9

    Ugh I swear no one remembers them 😭❤️ it’s nice to see people who do!!

  • @izzyquadrinostallwood1940
    @izzyquadrinostallwood1940 Рік тому +12

    DUDE i was JUST thinking about IM5 2 minutes before switching my computer on and BOOM. the algorithm be reading minds out here

  • @sarahahmed8242
    @sarahahmed8242 Рік тому +20

    omg i became so obssessed with these guys a couple years back and even watched that series they did with Todrick. Was so into them. Insane times

  • @Shawn152
    @Shawn152 6 місяців тому +4

    The Bandcamp episodes are my favorites! That’s how I discovered them.

    • @DorkyWolf
      @DorkyWolf 6 місяців тому

      The bandcamp videos were so hilarious

  • @chelleange1s
    @chelleange1s Рік тому +13

    nooo ur so fucking real. i was literally watching a video where someone mentioned lost media & my mind immediately went to im5 bc they were once my favorite group, but basically all of their stuff is deleted so you can’t watch see it. thank u so much for making this video

    • @mauiysabel
      @mauiysabel Рік тому +2

      what i would give to stream heartless one more time…

    • @kissyhs
      @kissyhs 6 місяців тому

      @@mauiysabelheartless is on apple music!!!

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. Рік тому +13

    My boy band recommendation: CNCO (who have a Disney+ Show in Spanish) and PrettyMuch

  • @kikibear4408
    @kikibear4408 3 місяці тому +2

    I’m late to this party but I have to say “Finally Fuego” actually has really good songs written by the last three members and it’s on SoundCloud and UA-cam! I also was a winner of one of Cole’s giveaways when he more consistently put out music under “Rydyr” and I did have a chance to talk to him and he was really nice. I have no one to talk to this about in real life I’m just glad to have found my people. Also stream “lovey dovey” by Dana!!!!

  • @taliab8390
    @taliab8390 Рік тому +7

    IM5 is my Roman Empire

  • @kelsgm19
    @kelsgm19 11 місяців тому +5

    pretty sure this super niche video was made for me. honestly tho thank you for this!! I loved im5 when I was a teen (i think i got into them when they only had covers up on youtube?? definitely before everything about u was released). it was a shame the group didn't truly get the proper management and resources they deserved - if not they would have been successful. they are all very talented with so much potential, i was so happy when dalton competed in american idol!! 😭 always check up on them every now and again to see if any of them have released new music

  • @akemikitamura5551
    @akemikitamura5551 Рік тому +7

    Honestly part of what I love about your channel is I can never read your next move. All I am certain of is chaos

  • @sidneymajee
    @sidneymajee 4 місяці тому +1

    I’ve never felt more seen. I LOVED IM5 so much! I saw them in concert when they went on tour with Todrick Hall. I think about them often

  • @graceccano
    @graceccano 6 місяців тому +4

    you forgot Dalton was in another band "Fly away Hero", I still sing "Gasoline". Their song "Madison favorite toys" was written by Dalton to Madison McLaughlin (girl who played Evelyn in Arrow), who with he was in a relationship but didn't end well. Madison favorite toys is basically a F*ck you song

    • @LarissaDawn
      @LarissaDawn 5 місяців тому

      That's actually mentioned in Dalton's official letter. :) in the second half that's cropped smaller.

  • @naz5774
    @naz5774 Рік тому +5

    omg i was also going down a nostalgia deep dive + rediscovered my im5 fan girl days + found this video :’) it’s funny how you mention in the end that them having differing styles + having to align them while following this pop boyband image was what they believed made them unique + was a reason for people to like the group
    anyway i appreciate the video! thank you for it!

  • @byesialater
    @byesialater Рік тому +5

    THE WAY I SCREAMED WHEN I SAW THIS TITLE OMG!! literally ive never met anyone irl that knew them and it always made me go insane cuz i used to loveee them 😭😭 i am one of those ppl who discovered them from disney dudez and band camp and really liked their music and personalities! i used to rewatch the episodes all the time. i didn’t keep up with them much after that but i did always wonder what happened to them. i remember looking them up a few years ago and found out they disbanded and was so sad :(( they had so much potential and it sucks that they had to end. i didn’t even know any of this drama happened 😭😭 but im glad they’re all doing well now! also heartless is my favorite song by them

  • @jgskaui
    @jgskaui Рік тому +5

    btw there's also a band named US5, my childhood friend was obsessed with them

  • @toffeenuttroglodyte
    @toffeenuttroglodyte Рік тому +4

    Also will wrote songs for high school musical the musical the series from season two on! In a heartbeat (s2), right place (s3), and maybe this time (s4)!

  • @user-z810
    @user-z810 Рік тому +5

    i love deep dives about things i know nothing about lmao, i was so into boybands when i was little so idk how ive never heard of them??

  • @sofias.8063
    @sofias.8063 Рік тому +4

    I recently remembered Disney Dudes and started reliving my middle school IM5 days, this is perfect thank you!!!

  • @jamie1293
    @jamie1293 2 місяці тому

    I am so glad you made this video, like no one in my life knows who they are. I loveddddddd IM5, to this day I still get really sad about what happened to them, they had so much potential. Cole and Dalton were my guyyyyyys ugh LOVED them

  • @Honeysmma
    @Honeysmma 11 місяців тому +4

    BAND CAMP WAS SO GOOD!!!!

  • @caroguerra44
    @caroguerra44 8 місяців тому +1

    I can’t believe anyone else remembers this group I was so into them back in middle school

  • @tillywilson-moss9591
    @tillywilson-moss9591 7 місяців тому +3

    other lore that was not mentioned david released a song wrote by will called xmen in 2015 i think- absolute banger but sadly lost media

  • @kissyhs
    @kissyhs 6 місяців тому +2

    unrelated but i have to say cole is an absolute sweetheart and i’ve talked to him on multiple occasions to this day on instagram!!!

    • @DorkyWolf
      @DorkyWolf 6 місяців тому +2

      This, but for me it's David (we literally follow each other on Twitter)

    • @ParkJiminFTLFFProductions
      @ParkJiminFTLFFProductions 2 місяці тому

      @@DorkyWolf me too! I remember when they used to do follow sprees on twitter. Omg I died the day he followed me lol

  • @2swag4uxD
    @2swag4uxD Рік тому +5

    I vividly remember im5 from when my school made the whole of year 5 do their holiday mashup for a Christmas concert

  • @mickcomitale8270
    @mickcomitale8270 Рік тому +5

    Oh gosh. I was a fan from the day they released the gonna be me cover, I was HOOKED. This brought me back. There’s a couple things I think you MAY have missed regarding the beef, but I think it also might be my memory serving me incorrectly. Regardless, this video made me float out of my own skin. Thank you, i enjoyed this.

  • @kissyhs
    @kissyhs 6 місяців тому +1

    oh my god this is so niche FINALLY SOMEONE POSTS AB IM5

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. Рік тому +32

    Perez Hilton and Disney? Cognitive dissonance Max Pro

  • @SarynAndersonSarynWasNOTHere
    @SarynAndersonSarynWasNOTHere 9 місяців тому +3

    bro i thought i was the only one who remembered them😭. my crush on cole was something else 😂😊

  • @seruii1347
    @seruii1347 10 місяців тому +2

    thank you so much for this oh my golly gosh I have been WAITING for this moment oh my god

  • @camilamateiro1695
    @camilamateiro1695 9 місяців тому +1

    OMG OMG OMG! I FELT SEEN. The way I suffer with ALL the leave's out! I cried with Dalton, cried with David, cried with Will... My JAM was Bandcamp with Todrick

    • @heyimneverland8451
      @heyimneverland8451 28 днів тому

      Loved band camp sm the mashup songs on there were so good

  • @harsheh
    @harsheh Рік тому +7

    favourite youtuber ever 💯

    • @opiniyon
      @opiniyon  Рік тому +1

      omg ty

    • @harsheh
      @harsheh Рік тому

      @@opiniyon ❤🧚‍♀

    • @harsheh
      @harsheh Рік тому

      @@opiniyon 🫶🫵

  • @jasb2917
    @jasb2917 7 місяців тому +2

    FINALLY RECOGNITION FOR 5ERS

  • @only-here-4-content
    @only-here-4-content 2 місяці тому

    Thank you so much for this deep dive; your hard work has not gone unnoticed! I found this video last night as I went on my own IM5 nostalgia deep dive. I was devastated when I checked my own IM5 playlist & saw that most of their songs were gone. (They were unlisted for a while so I thought they would be safe, but they became private at some point.)
    I became a 5er pretty late; I want to say it was around August 2014? I was on the Disney Dudez pipeline & I would only call them by their Disney Prince character names for the first month lolol. Once I decided to get into the band, I forced myself to remember their names.
    I looked for a bunch of videos last night that were re-uploaded & I can't tell you how many times I squealed, "They're BABIES! They're so little!" I rewatched 'Rest Of Our Lives" & it was hilarious! I also realized that I learned about the song 'The Other Side' by Jason Derulo from IM5 & I like their cover better than the original.
    As a fellow mixed Asian, Will Jay became an immediate favorite; I still keep up with him & have gone to a couple of his shows. He's now engaged to his long-time gf Sam Creighton & I'm sooo happy for them!
    I'm so sorry for this super long comment; I haven't had anyone to talk to about IM5 in years so I got overly excited haha.

  • @JessssConn14
    @JessssConn14 Місяць тому

    Found this almost a year after the video was made… feel so seen for a band I loved since their beginning and until their end. Nobody I knew had heard of them! So grateful I got to see them live and meet them twice ❤️

  • @jen5937
    @jen5937 11 місяців тому +1

    you don't understand how much i appreciated this

  • @Na0ans
    @Na0ans 10 місяців тому +1

    Today I learned that combining names like this is “shipping.” I had never heard that before.

  • @halfdeadairhead
    @halfdeadairhead Рік тому +1

    i just wanted to say that i remember when all the videos were taken down, at the time i still had the link to the channel in my history and when i clicked on it it took my to a youtube page called badpink where it had a song from cole and later on it had something from gabe idk what it was all about but i just thought that was interesting maybe they tried branching off on their own like music journey

  • @heyimneverland8451
    @heyimneverland8451 28 днів тому

    I was super into todrick hall going into middle school so obviously I got into IM5, this is crazy because I never thought I’d see a breakdown video abt them because no one around me knew who they were I thought I was insane

  • @michelinstargouda
    @michelinstargouda Рік тому +4

    we love a chaotic deep dive

  • @Lexysgame
    @Lexysgame 11 місяців тому +2

    Me suscribí sólo por ésto. Me siento tan feliz de ver que no soy la única que aún tiene en mente a éstos talentosos chicos, yo todavía guardo con mucho amor capturas de todas las veces que los chicos interactuaron con mis comentarios y dibujos. IM5 es para siempre ❤❤

  • @Anthropomorphicrat
    @Anthropomorphicrat Рік тому +1

    This video is how I found out that Cole went to high school with my first cousin, and my aunt was a teacher there at the time. ALSO my cabinmate at jesus camp, in middle school (2013/14sh), is Dalton's first cousin.

  • @aelinfire
    @aelinfire 8 місяців тому

    A thing that shocked me was watching Teen Wolf, around season 5 maybe 6. The kid from Liam's old school Danbury prep, Brett Talbot, I found him familiar. I deep dived into his instagram and he had a picture with Gabe from IM5 from JUST LAST YEAR. I had already liked the photo (that's why I remembered) and then after rewatching the Todrick Hall band camp videos, realized that the kid playing Brett (Cody Saintgnue) was a singer in the other boy band The Troubletones. *mic drop*

  • @ImaLilMonster2
    @ImaLilMonster2 4 місяці тому

    Damn I didn’t realize how early I was to this fandom. Thank you for the trip down memory lane

  • @sidhatter252
    @sidhatter252 6 місяців тому

    My entry into im5 was the band camp thing when they covered Fancy {i still sing parts of the song in a haughty British accent} and just followed Will's (and kinda Dana) career till today. Seeing an im5 video in 2024 was not what i expected but so so worth the throwbacks

  • @kimmiemercado5449
    @kimmiemercado5449 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for this video , im5 was my delulu era 🥲

  • @milkimars_
    @milkimars_ 2 місяці тому

    omg not me finding this video in 2024 after such a long time. Man they were my boy band since Disney Dudez. I was in deep with them hahaha

  • @OGseoulite
    @OGseoulite Рік тому +1

    OH MY GOD YES FINALLY!!! SOMEBODY FINALLY ANSWERED MY PRAYERS TO FOR A RETROSPECTIVE ON THEM!!
    4:30 ME TOO! I was in 6th grade and watching UA-cam around the time I discovered K-pop personally, that’s when I found them through their *NSYNC cover, their own songs, then later through Todrick Hall after summer camp

  • @Karen10839
    @Karen10839 6 місяців тому +2

    As a 5er, why am I seeing this just now 😩

    • @DorkyWolf
      @DorkyWolf 6 місяців тому

      Same!

    • @ParkJiminFTLFFProductions
      @ParkJiminFTLFFProductions 2 місяці тому

      same. I was just thinking about Dalton and bam this pops on my feed. Super freaky but also super healing! Like ugh nostalgia

  • @Croissantsss
    @Croissantsss 11 місяців тому +1

    Omg throwback of the century 🥲 I remember the first time I went on tumblr was specifically to scour dalton’s blog right after will left because he was dropping SO MUCH tea and answering questions because he said he no longer had a friend in the band so he didn’t feel bad talking bad about them anymore 😂 I’m still obsessed with Dalton’s and Will’s music, and I can’t believe I saw this right after seeing pictures of Will and Cole at Gabe’s baby shower

  • @annemcl
    @annemcl Рік тому +2

    Omggg ive been a fiver 😂😂😂😂 cant believe a youtuber was there and can share this, looove this!

  • @JenCatTV
    @JenCatTV 3 місяці тому

    My biggest flex is that I saw them live in San Fran and I have a meet and greet photo with them 🥲

  • @SeafoamCozy
    @SeafoamCozy 5 місяців тому

    Thank you for making this video! I was obsessed with IM5's covers in '13 and '14 but forgot about them until recently when watching Todrick videos. I was curious as to whatever happened to them because like you said most of the OG videos have been removed, also, being vaguely aware of Dalton being on American Idol... What gets me is it all fell apart sorta fast, like having timeline reference points means around the time I was jamming to Disney Dudes in '15 the decomposition of the band was well underway! Which is a shame, but I am happy they are happy now!

  • @Itzezyyyy
    @Itzezyyyy 2 місяці тому

    The fact I discovered them few months after they broke up unknowingly lol 2016 was a fun time despite zayn leaving 1D shortly before bc I had just discovered twintube and im5 but was also going thru a Nutella phase so it was a fun summer 😂

  • @Avatarearthboy
    @Avatarearthboy 4 місяці тому

    #BandCamp was very much a sign of the times but I am still obsessed with their mashup of Rude/Am I Wrong from it

  • @chloecollins2252
    @chloecollins2252 Місяць тому

    Me and my roommate had a whole joint mental breakdown about IM5 last week

  • @ermkayyy
    @ermkayyy 3 місяці тому

    I LOVED THESE GUYS ESPECIALLY DALTON AHHHHH I CANT BELIEVE OTHER PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEM

  • @Music_Bound_420
    @Music_Bound_420 8 місяців тому

    One of my favorite talking to fans on a live chat moments was when they randomly synced up performing Gangnam style at random and I randomly think about it after I get on my 2000’s -2010’s music kicks

  • @larenaamorette
    @larenaamorette 9 місяців тому +1

    I was so shook when I saw Dana on NHIE

  • @daniellansiquot759
    @daniellansiquot759 9 місяців тому

    Finally!! Someone who knows who they're. They used to be my favorite boy and back in the day and when people would tell me that some of their songs were covers I wouldn't believe them. I used to think Payphone was written by them and Rihanna songs and Adele songs. My young brain used to think they stole songs from IM5

  • @gdreami
    @gdreami 4 місяці тому

    oh my god... you just unlocked a past phase of mine

  • @eg54
    @eg54 4 місяці тому

    Woah seeing the name feels like ive been activated like a sleeper agent. I remember dalton had a tumblr back when he left and he said that dana and will were the only talented members left and apparently jill (allegedly) sent cole and gabe to wills house when they heard they were hanging out

  • @lanat8016
    @lanat8016 8 місяців тому

    something in my brain decided to remind me of disney dudez and my 3am spiral led me here LOL great video!

  • @iyanutookoo
    @iyanutookoo Рік тому +1

    I knew 1 person obsessed with them that I would see once in a while so that's why I know a little bit about them

  • @sillynilly1818
    @sillynilly1818 8 місяців тому

    this scratched the boyband itch in my brain, thank you! :)

  • @gennnnie
    @gennnnie 5 місяців тому

    Omg! I honestly felt that no one knew this band. Ever since they left I tend to listen to their music once in a while 😢
    Fun fact- Gabe was also in music video with Becky G a long time ago.

  • @AlyAlyArson94
    @AlyAlyArson94 9 місяців тому

    That day you had rediscovering IM5 was today for me! Thank you for posting this!

  • @alv1511
    @alv1511 Рік тому +3

    YESSSIRRR I HAVEENT HEARD SHIT ABOUT THEM IN YEARS!

  • @treegleek3565
    @treegleek3565 Рік тому +1

    Homie I have been waiting for someone to talk about this

  • @DorkyWolf
    @DorkyWolf 6 місяців тому

    I would like to say (even though this video is from 7 months ago) that David had a bit of a solo music career but now he does digital designs and he goes by Robotic Cowboy (the only reason I know this is because I found him on TikTok and now we follow each other on Twitter....I'll never call it X)

  • @notmorgganpearson
    @notmorgganpearson 9 місяців тому

    this is so niche yet so perfect im so glad i got recommended this vide

  • @sugafr.3e
    @sugafr.3e 6 місяців тому

    im5 was my actual jam i feel like i was a ripe 5 years old watching #bandcamp

  • @angelarusso2553
    @angelarusso2553 6 місяців тому

    I loved this video cause I was so obsessed with them back then and this brought back so many cute memories and also super interesting lore so, thank you so much

  • @broccolinisprout-to4hz
    @broccolinisprout-to4hz Рік тому

    can’t stay away was ABSOLUTELY a bop

  • @Daniela-nl2ho
    @Daniela-nl2ho 8 місяців тому +1

    Never clicked on a video faster

  • @rizzahawkeye
    @rizzahawkeye Рік тому +1

    I literally thought I made them up for a while, I've never seen anyone else talk about them 😭

  • @karina1211
    @karina1211 4 місяці тому

    6:37 … im ngl i learned about nsync through IM5 too

  • @Djiselle.
    @Djiselle. Рік тому +1

    ugh! still love them

  • @EggandToast2024
    @EggandToast2024 Місяць тому

    I know Dalton and I can verify that he’s seen this

  • @itsannaluh5362
    @itsannaluh5362 7 місяців тому

    I laughed so hard at the Nsync bit my husband came from the other side of the house thinking I was pain screaming