4 Town

## Background information

### Feature films

*Turning Red
Luca* (cameo)

### Video games

*Disney Heroes: Battle Mode* (upcoming badge)

## Group information

### Members

Robaire
Aaron Z.
Aaron T.
Jesse
Tae Young

### Status

Active

> You know what's up!
>
> Robaire, Turning Red

**4\*Town** (stylized as ***4★Town***) is the popular boy band in the 2022 Disney•Pixar animated feature film, *Turning Red*. 4★Town is adored internationally, featuring in magazines, television advertisements and touring around the world. They are adored by many, including a large teenage fanbase, of which Mei and her friends are a part of. The group consists of Aaron Z., Aaron T., Robaire, Jesse, and Tae Young.

## Role in the film

4★Town are states to be the figurative "glue" between Mei and her friends Abby, Priya and Miriam. They are very popular, amassing a large crowd at the Skydome, and having toured in numerous countries, including Australia. Each member of the band corresponds Mei and each of her friends: Mei's favorite member being Robaire, Abby's being Tae Young, Priya's being Jesse and Miriam's being Aaron T. They are eventually joined by Tyler, whose favorite band member is Aaron Z, completing the group. 4★Town represent Mei's personal interests throughout the film, and her difficulty balancing her family's expectations and her own desires for herself. By assisting Mei and her family with the Red Moon Ritual, 4★Town merges Mei's Personal Interests and Cultural Interests, things that were previously at odds with each other. After the ritual, Ming comes to respect Mei and her interests more, including 4★Town.

## Appearances

### Robaire

Robaire is a French-Canadian boy with dark skin, short, dark brown hair cut in a fade, green eyes and an eyebrow slit. On the cover of the *Tween beat* magazine, he wears an orange, sleeveless, denim vest with the 4 of the bands logo on the front, baggy blue jeans that drag between his knees, and white high tops.

During the concert, Robaire wears the same outfit, but in white and without the logo. He also has diamond piercings in both ears and a gold ring on his right index finger.

### Tae Young

Tae Young (or simply Tae) has short, bleached blond hair with dark brown roots. His hair is styled to almost cover his eyes. He also has brown and blue nail polish. On the cover of the *Tween beat* magazine, he wears an orange t-shirt with the 4 of the bands logo on the front with a slight lighter orange dress shirt underneath, silver earrings, jean shorts and pink high tops.

During the concert, Tae Young wears the same outfit as the magazine, but in white and without the logo. He also has silver piercings in both ears.

### Jesse

Jesse has short, blond hair parted in the a middle, and blue eyes. On the cover of the *Tween beat* magazine, Jesse wears an orange tank top with the 4 of the bands logo on it with a slightly lighter sleeveless dress shirt on top, baggy oddly blue cargo pants and light blue high tops.

During the concert, Jesse wears the same outfit as the magazine, but in white and without the logo. This could either be lighting or reality, but Jesse's hair colour looks like it was bleached to white. Jesse also has a drop earring in his left ear, wears a gold ring on his right pinky and a fluffy, white wristband.

### Aaron Z.

Aaron Z. has dark skin and long afro twists hair, hazel eyes, freckles on his face, and a mauve headband. On the cover of the *Tween beat* magazine, Aaron Z. wears an orange tank top with the 4 of the bands logo on it with shorter sleeves, short ripped blue jeans, and white-pink striped handcuffs on his arms, followed by purplish high tops.

During the concert, Aaron Z. wears the same outfit as the magazine, but in white and without the logo. He also has diamond piercings in both ears.

### Aaron T.

Aaron T. is a prankster boy with brown curly hair and a sideways baseball cap covering most of it. He has light brown eyes and jean overalls that are on hold with one clasp. Unlike the other 4★Town members, he wears the orange tank top with the 4 of the bands logo on it under his overalls almost all the time. And like Aaron Z., he also has freckles (although are much less clear) and has a golden ring on his little finger. On the cover of the *Tween beat* magazine, Aaron T. wears the tank top with his overalls over it, and by orange high tops.

During the concert, Aaron T. wears the same outfit as the magazine, but in white and without the logo. He has a gold drop earring in his right ear and a silver ring on his right index finger.

## Logo design

The 4★Town logo design is yellow/white/blue. The first visible row liner is yellow, which corners most of the band logo, the second row liner is white, which corners the yellow layer, and the last row liner is blue, which is the final rear to the logo which surrounds most of the corners for the yellow and white layers. The logo has some details such as a center star in the middle of the logo, and a shine in between. Also, the logo is a bit to the side and offset, but that adds the amount of spontaneousness to it.

## Official Descriptions

* **Aaron T.** - Acrobatic, fast-talking, and a natural comedian, 'T' is always there to break the tension when life on the road gets tense.
* **Aaron Z.** - Stoic and a little shy, 'Z' is the athlete of 4★Town and, as the strongest dancer, coordinates a lot with the band's moves.
* **Robaire** - Originally from Toronto, Robaire is the leader of 4★Town for a reason. He can sing, he can dance, and he will eventually have a successful solo career, but until then, he's content to jam on the tour bus.
* **Tae Young** - The youngest member of 4★Town, a lover of animals, Tae Young is dedicated to wildlife rehabilitation and has personally fostered injured doves between tours.
* **Jesse** - The oldest member of 4★Town, Jesse was in art school pursuing a degree in ceramics before the band took off. When fame starts getting to his head, throwing clay on his potter's wheel and spending time with his two kids brings him back down to earth.

## Personalities

### Robaire

Robaire is a natural-born singer and dancer, who has lots of passion for his boy band. He is planning on going solo one day, but for now, he is enjoying himself with his best friends. Robaire is also very helpful, helping Mei's family with the ritual to stop her mom’s panda from destroying everything in sight with his band. He is also protective of his band, as seen when he, along with Aaron Z., catches Aaron T. from the wings he was carried on to get him and the rest of the band to safety.

### Aaron T.

Aaron T. is the fast-talking prankster of the boy band, so some could see him as an energetic person. He is usually the one in charge of breaking any tension between the group. Aaron T. is seen to be a very extroverted and fun-loving person. Aaron T. also seems to be the closest to Aaron Z. This is implied in Mei’s imagination when Robaire proposes to Mei, he is seen getting excited and and holding onto Aaron Z., probably because Aaron Z. is very chill and could calm down Aaron T. just in case he gets too excited.

### Aaron Z.

Aaron Z. is the sporty one of the boy band, and is barely shown to be stressed. Aaron Z. is seen as the strongest dancer in the group and is stoic. Other than his stoic nature, Aaron Z. is also the most bashful of 4★Town, and is labeled the shy one of the group. He is a foil to Aaron T., who is not shy about showing his true feelings, while Aaron Z. is.

### Tae Young

Tae Young is the youngest of the boy band. Tae is very sweet and kind to animals, as he heals injured doves. In Mei's fantasy, when Robaire proposes to her, a visibly moved Tae Young is shown touching his chest tenderly and in various poses he makes heart signs with his hands, showing that Tae has a taste for romance and love.

### Jesse

Jesse is the oldest member of the boy band. He is a pottery expert out. In his description, it says the fame can get to his head at times, only settled down from his 2 kids. Though he may be a bit arrogant, he is still caring, shown when Aaron T. was having a problem with getting off his wings, like Aaron Z, he had a worried look on his face while looking at him hanging from the stage. This shows he cares about his band, and doesn’t want them to end up hurt.

## Videos

Nobody Like U (From "Turning Red"-LyricVideo)-2U Know What's Up (From Disney and Pixar's Turning Red - Lyric Video)-21 True Love (From Disney and Pixar's Turning Red - Lyric Video)-2
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## Trivia

* Despite the name of the group saying 4★Town, there are 5 people in the group, which Ming has questioned in the film. Domee Shi says this is because four is a very unlucky number in Chinese culture. There *were* four of them, but then a fifth member joined (presumably Tae) but they didn't change the logo because that would cost too much expensive money, so they refused to change the name to 5★Town.
	+ Domee Shi has stated that she "like[s] to think that in 4★Town canon they were all born on the fourth of a different month..."
	+ This makes 4★Town a parallel to Mei's friend group, which also started off with four members but eventually gained a fifth. This is further supported with each of them admiring a different member of 4★Town.
* Their songs include "Nobody Like U", "U Know What's Up", and "1 True Love".
	+ The songs *"Girl I Love Your Jeans (Remix)"*, *"There 4 U Girl*”, ”*Girl, It's Got To Be U”*, and ”*U And Me*” are mentioned in the film, but are not featured anywhere.
* 4★Town was previously teased in Pixar's 2021 animated film, *Luca* where a record by 4★Town appears in Giulia's bedroom under her phonograph as a reference to Pixar's next film, *Turning Red*. However, the name was adapted as "4 Villaggi" in Italian.
* 4★Town has an official website.
* On 4★Town's *Meet the Band* section of the site, Robaire, Jesse, Tae Young, Aaron T and Aaron Z are given colored backgrounds, these background being: green, blue, bronze, olive and brown magenta respectively.
	+ These are also their respective shoe colors in their classic orange 4★Town costumes as seen on the cover of *Tween Beat Magazine,* various *Turning Red* promotional images, and 4★Town Album Covers.
	+ These colors can been seen on their respective mics during the concert.
	+ These are also arguably their eye colors; Robaire having olive-green eyes, Jesse having blue eyes, and Tae Young, Aaron T and Aaron Z all having various shades of brown eyes.
* According to Domee Shi, the band 4★Town has a style of boyband clothes and accessories from the classic 90s.
* Aaron Z. is Tyler's favorite 4★Town member. Tyler wears a fitness headband in a similar manner to Aaron Z and plays basketball, which Aaron Z presumably plays as well.
	+ Tyler and Aaron Z are both Afro-Asian American.

* Jesse is Priya's favorite 4★Town member. Priya has the same bangs as Jesse, showing her bias towards him amongst his fellow band members.
* Domee Shi says that *Harry Potter* was an inspiration for 4★Town. She explains that "[her] 4★Town was Harry Potter".
* Tae Young's favorite animal (or bird) is the dove, since he grew up taking care of them when their wings or feet get injured. Rather than being associated with young love as it is in the West, the Chinese association of the dove is with long life and fidelity, as doves pair for life. It is also revered for taking tender care of its young.
* Tae Young's nails are painted light blue.
* Jesse has two unrevealed kids.
* Robaire is the only 4★Town member to be originally from Toronto.
* Tae Young is the youngest of the band members.
	+ Jesse is the oldest of the band members.
* Finneas O'Connell, the voice of Jesse and composer for the songs, is Billie Eilish's older brother.
* Devon is seen at the 4★Town concert through the crowd with a camera, which means he is a 4★Town fan. This implies that his tired expression was likely due to working overtime to be able to afford a concert ticket.
	+ Jin Lee also seems to be a -secret- 4★Town fan, as shown when he dances to their songs in the basement during the mid end credits.
* Domee Shi told the *Los Angeles Times* that the film was inspired by her own teenage stimulation with boy bands.
* 4★Town fans around the world refer to themselves as "4★Townies".

## External links

* Official website
* 4★Town on the Turning Red Wiki
* Interview with Domee Shi
* Interview on ScreenRant
* 4★Town on the Pixar Wiki
* Interview with ETimes

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