*NSYNC appeared on Hot Ones and explained why Justin Timberlake pronounces the lyric like "may" in their hit song "It's Gonna Be Me," which has inspired a meme.

The meme stems from NSYNC's 2000 smash hit "It's Gonna Be Me." When singing the titular line in the song, Justin Timberlake annunciates the word "me" as "May." According to a 2016 article from E!

It, without a doubt, 100% sounds like Justin Timberlake is actually singing the word "May." And just like that, the pop-culture phenomenon known as "It's Gonna Be May" memes was born.

Basically any photo or GIF of Justin Timberlake looking kind of creepy has been used as an "It's Gonna Be May" meme. If you don't know the origin of the meme, then that means you aren't aware of ...

If you're a fan of *NSYNC, memes, and the month of May, you're probably familiar with the iconic "It's Gonna Be May" meme.Every time April 30 rolls around, you can pretty much guarantee to see at ...

The iconic line that launched years of "it's gonna be May" memes was a specific stylistic choice, according to Timberlake. "I sang 'It's gonna be me', and he was like, 'No, no, no, no, no.

Timberlake sang the titular line of *NSYNC's "It's Gonna Be Me" in a way that "haunts" him to this day, he joked on social media Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital ...

In case you weren't aware, the Justin Timberlake memes are back with a reminder: "It's Gonna Be May" (on Thursday.) ...

Later during the episode, Timberlake clarified the pronunciation of “Me” in the band’s hit song “It’s Gonna Be Me,” which eventually turned into a meme on social media because it ...

*NSYNC’s hit “It’s Gonna Be Me” has made headline once again in the lead up to May 1 thanks to the “Social Network” star’s famed mispronunciation.