“乔纳斯热潮”背后走进迪斯尼童星梦工场.docVIP

“乔纳斯热潮”的背后走进迪斯尼童星梦工场 　　记得Wendy念书那日子还是男孩组合大放异彩的年代――Boyzone的风头还在，Backstreet Boys、Westlife、Hanson和’N Sync更如长江后浪，把一大堆女生迷得晕头转向。时移景迁，当“男孩组合”这个概念不再被人提起，有三个年轻人却从迪斯尼造星机器中脱胎而出，走红程度隐约有其前辈面影―― 　　 　　geople screamed when band members stepped out of the stage door and walked to their cars. Girls pressed up against the fence; some 1)lobbed roses over the barrier. A scene from some movie? Nope. That’s what happened when these three youthful 2)heartthrobs appeared. The Jonas Brothers, whose album has gone 3)platinum, are the 　　latest 4)beneficiaries of Disney’s 5)tween-targeted star machine and could be the company’s next big 6)franchise 　　after High School Musical and Hannah Montana. 　　Disney Radio and the Disney Channel helped 7)propel the musical careers of the brothers Jonas ? Nick, 15, Joe, 18, and Kevin, 20 ? for years. The company also threw the full weight of its television group behind their first movie, Camp Rock. The 8)exposure has turned the three into a national media 9)sensation these days. 　　 “This is a moment where the platforms of the television group combine to 10)launch a potentially valuable new franchise,” an 11)executive said. 　　Television has long propelled the careers of 　　talented young people. Among all these star 　　machines, Disney is one of the most powerful. Since the January 2001 12)debut of Lizzie McGuire, the 　　Disney Channel has become a creative engine 　　producing well-known names like the Cheetah Girls, High School Musical and Hannah Montana. The 　　latter two are each expected to gain $1 billion in 　　13)retail sales this year. 　　 “They own the talent, they own the 14)distribution, they can show it all the time on television,” an editor, David Smay said. “It’s almost impossible not to have a hit.” 　　Disney’s long-running Mickey Mouse Club (where the Jonas Brothers came from) has also proven to be a 15)breeding ground for future stars. The TV show began in 1955, featuring a regular cast of teenage 　　performers. The series has been re