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Boy Throb Had To Go Viral To Get Its Fourth Member a U.S. Visa

After building a fanbase around his immigration struggle, Darshan Magdum can finally come to America.

Reem Ibrahim | 8.4.2026 4:02 PM

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Darshan Magdum, a member of the viral boy band Boy Throb, has announced that his U.S. visa has been approved.

"I got the visa!" Magdum exclaimed on a FaceTime call with his fellow bandmates on Monday. Magdum, originally from India, has been at the forefront of Boy Throb's rise to stardom due to his struggles with the U.S. immigration system.

Dressed in pink velvet tracksuits, Boy Throb began sharing adaptations of popular songs in October 2025 to prove they were a real band so that Magdum could obtain a visa and perform with them in the United States. Earlier this year, to the tune of Sabrina Carpenter's "Manchild," the band sang: "Oh I'd like Darshan to be in the USA, oh I need him here by New Year's Day." To the tune of Taylor Swift's "The Fate of........

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