Nothing lasts forever, not even boy bands. On Sunday, girls everywhere screamed in agony as their favorite teenage idols reportedly announced their breakup. One Direction is no more, or at least, they’ll be no more as of March 2016. This is a bizarre tactic — to announce one’s breakup months in advance — but 1D is preparing to call it a day after they finish promotional duties for their next album.
The members’ contracts provided options to continue, but these boys have had enough. For one thing, the members — Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Liam Payne — are no longer boys. Not to mention the blow dealt by the recent departure of Zayn Malik, which left a void in the hair-gel quota.
The Sun threw down the news, which should be considered reliable since the paper generally nabs all the 1D interviews:
A 1D source told The Sun: “The guys have been together for five years, which is an incredible run for any boyband. They fully deserve to have at least a year to work on their own projects. There is absolutely no bad blood between them and they are all 100 per cent behind the decision. It is definitely not a split and they fully intend to get back together at some time in the future.”
There is not to be a tour for the band’s fifth album and the shock news could mean their last full concert will be at Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena on October 31.
The celeb rag favorite by all publicists, People, also confirmed the news. As one would expect, Twitter is not taking the news well, and conspiracy theories and denial are in plentiful supply:
https://twitter.com/litljpx/status/635579863987040256
'#OneDirection aren't breaking up they're going on a break'
Well zayn went on a "break" and never came back😂😂😂😂😂— 🇵🇸 (@_theweeone) August 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/lwtbombshell/status/635584466669322240
https://twitter.com/xmaddytomlinson/status/635587566226513920
https://twitter.com/Maria_1D_lol/status/635587262890180608
https://twitter.com/idiothoodx/status/635579742549250049
https://twitter.com/Only_Zouis/status/635573515446386688
i'm just laughing at people believing this😂 #OneDirection
— lisa (@noturtypeatall) August 23, 2015
*20 years from now*
"Remember #OneDirection?"
"Was that the band that Bieber was in?"
"No idea, it was trivia on my Snapple"
— 🌽 Daddy Jake 🇵🇸 (@ActualCorn) August 23, 2015
WHY CANT #OneDirection JUST HAVE A BREAK LIKE ITS GETTING REALLY ANNOYING NOW
— Ruthyxx (@pop_ruth) August 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/sexwnouis/status/635578868431237120
https://twitter.com/wildfiretronnor/status/635574825189306368
This tweeter seems like the wisest of the bunch. Y’all remember what embarrassing things you enjoyed as teenagers, right?
people using the #OneDirection to make fun of girls who've found there happiness in them just shows how immature y'all are get a life
— l (@wwablondes) August 23, 2015
(via The Sun)
