It was a very different atmosphere to the arrival of his two bandmates Nick Carter and Howie Dorough on March 21, who were met by hundreds of fans and press. Instead, information on A.J. McLean’s exact arrival time in Vietnam was kept secret.

Howie Dorough, together with his wife, strolled about Ben Thanh market on March 21. Meanwhile, on March 22, Nick went fishing and visited a museum. On March 23, McLean, Carter, Dorough and his wife paid a visit to the tunnels of Cu Chi.