Menudo 一支来自波多黎各的5人男子团体，有着悠久的历史,成立于上世纪70年代，也捧出过许多明星,拉丁王子瑞奇·马丁也曾是该组合的一员! Menudo组合公司有一个规定, 就是当一名成员年龄超过20岁,那他就必须退出团体,由新成员加入接替!所以我们现在看到的这个组合依然年轻。5个大男孩的声音有着不可忽视的魔力,虽年轻却并不青涩,一首本是略带忧伤的抒情歌,却唱的如此婉转悠扬,娓娓带走初时的阴郁,注入一股欢快之风. 　　 　　 　　by John Bush 　　Formed around a cast of lovable teenage Puerto Ricans (each of whom were forced out once they reached the age of 16), Menudo was the first Latin group to gain success around the world. The initial lineup formed in 1977 around brothers Carlos, Oscar and Ricky Melendez plus Nefty and Fernando Sallaberry, but the first replacements were installed before the end of the 1970s. Menudo made a medium-sized splash in America during the mid-80s — though all of the original members had long since passed — with the 1984 LP Reaching Out, which included English-language versions of their biggest hits. 　　 　　Though Menudos brand of disposable synthesizer-pop dated and faded quickly in America, the group continued to rule much of Central and South America, and ousted member Ricky Martin made a successful solo career. By the late 90s, there were over thirty ex-members of Menudo, and the then-current version of the group — known as MDO and including Alexis Grullon, Abel Talamántez, Didier Hernández, Anthony Galindo and Daniel Weider — included no native Puerto Ricans and none under the age of 16.