People are just finding out what JLS' name actually stands for after 16 years

dailyrecord.co.uk:

JLS, the boy band that shot to fame on The X Factor 16 years ago, remains a mystery to many who don't know what their name stands for.

The group, made up of Aston Merrygold, Oritsé Williams, Marvin Humes, and JB Gill, was originally signed with Tracklacers under the name UFO before they appeared on The X Factor.After impressing viewers, they finished as runners-up to Alexandra Burke and signed with Epic Records under the name JLS.

Their hits include Everybody in Love, One Shot, Beat Again, and more recently, Eternal Love and Day One.They changed their name from UFO, which stood for Unique Famous Outrageous, to JLS when they appeared on the TV show because another band was already using the name.

They chose JLS, which stands for Jack the Lad Swing, combining the phrase 'Jack the lad' and the urban music genre new jack swing.One fan on X (formerly Twitter) said: "My whole world collapsed when I found out that JLS didn't in fact stand for "just love songs" like I thought it did in 2010." Another fan asked on Fanpop: "What does Jack the Lad Swing mean? " A user replied: "Jack the lad is a really old saying meaning like a man who is a bit cheeky, has loads of girls that like him.