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One Direction splitting up in March
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Wafflecakes
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Not really true.
There are still PLENTY of people who are aggressively nostalgic towards Backstreet Boys and NSYNC.
....not to mention that there was almost a decade between successful boy bands.
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And the music gods rejoiced.
There's always people who eternally hang up to their teenage years manufactured idols. I mean, there are even Menudo fans still lying around.
You have a point about boy bands specifically, but on a broader context the "teen music phenomenon" slot is never truly empty.
Rejoicing over this is pointless. The line will just move on.
IceDoesntHelp
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its a shame its not permanent.
Right? Shit like this really makes me fucking wish I wasn't apart of this generation. Good riddance, 1D.
Music gods, accept their noble sacrifice and give us back Kurt Cobain!
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Obviously.
CountAntonius
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Sucks when your favorite band breaks up. When I was a kid the Smashing Pumpkins broke up(the first time) and I was devastated thinking I'd never hear new music from them again or get to see them in concert. If Radiohead ever breaks up I'll probably cry for a week. There are some talented guys in this group and hopefully they are doing what makes them happy. I've never been a fan of their music or any pop music really but I feel for the fans.
Odd that they picked a month to do it. Out of all the boy bands from the last few years, they could actually sing and make catchy songs for the radio. Comparably, they were probably the best of the boy bands of this day and age. And I don't see them doing so well solo, there's no Timberlake in this group.
It'll be more like Backstreet Boys, where they will eventually come back to make an album but no one will really care when they do.
It'll be more like Backstreet Boys, where they will eventually come back to make an album but no one will really care when they do.
What the Fuck dude! Too Soon!
Bubba_Sparks
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Are they basically NKTB, Backstreet Boys, N-SYNC? I've never heard any of their music, but the term Boy Band has me thinking about those groups.
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Yeah, I was thinking about this! I remember N-SYNC and Backstreet Boys and I thought that stuff was dead for good until I heard about this crew.
EDIT:
Yeah, I was thinking about this! I remember N-SYNC and Backstreet Boys and I thought that stuff was dead for good until I heard about this crew.
Dad. where'd you find a computer?
Jawbreaker
Member
They'll be back.
Old... and gray.
Bubba_Sparks
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I'm 26, so I would have been about 21 when this group came around. Not a single one of my friends, girl or guy, listens to this group. They fall under the same banner as Justin Bieber, so when they were coming up we just thought of it as tween garbage.
Haha awesome.
Weapxn
Mikkelsexual
Don't worry, I knew you were joking.
That being said, serious answer was serious. I've come to enjoy the guy. He's talented and for more than the pop music you're laughing at.
Rushersauce
Banned
what if it was like Take That, where they make a comeback and sell millions of copies
TsunamiOfSwagger
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Daffy Duck
Member
They'll soon be covering the Bone Thugs N Harmony song "Crossroads".
Opus Angelorum
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And now we have to suffer at least one of the remaining members attempting a solo project.
milanbaros
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I wonder if they announced now to boost new album sales. Then a greatest hits when they actually split up.
GreatestHits
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Guess which group of the population still actually buys songs.
That's too bad but, speaking of 'tween music, what happened to Justin Bieber? I know he's still around but it seems like the only musical thing he's done in the past three years is feature on other people's songs or release remixes of his old songs. What the eff, Bieber?
GreatestHits
Member
I think that's him attempting to mature. He's (his advisors) are probably waiting for the right stuff to come along/come together and he'll be doing totally 'new' shit. He grew up
Dagobert Duck
Member
So April 2016 will be N'Syncs Reunion? Someone has to get that place 
Daffy Duck
Member
You'll be like...."Ohhhhhhh that's one of their songs" when the examples start flowing.
kraspkibble
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This seems to be their most popular song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJO3ROT-A4E
If you haven't heard that at least once then you must really not listen to anything mainstream whatsoever or have been living under a rock the last 4-5 years.
There it is, heard it before, don't know where.
Heh, Japanese boy bands kinda last forever. SMAP have been active since 1988 and are still one of the most popular acts over there. Same for Arashi, currently the highest selling boy band in Japan, their debut was in 1999.
Looks like a Youtube comment
"I'm 12 and only listen to The Beatles and Queen, like if you love REAL music" :lol
Can't say I even like One Direction but that's pretty childish...
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
have to admit i do quite enjoy their songs! they are just really catchy and you can't really avoid them especially when your car's radio is fucked and only picks up a few (top 40) stations.
don't really care that they are splitting up though. one of their singers just left and they've been going pretty much since whatever year xfactor they were on. maybe 5 years ago and they've got 5 albums already or the 5th one is coming out soon. maybe a break is good for them as a band.
probably reunite in 2017/2018 with a 6th album that takes influence from each members solo projects. they'll be bigger than ever i expect. maybe they'll pull of a Take That but just not have such a long break (9 years) as them.
don't really care that they are splitting up though. one of their singers just left and they've been going pretty much since whatever year xfactor they were on. maybe 5 years ago and they've got 5 albums already or the 5th one is coming out soon. maybe a break is good for them as a band.
probably reunite in 2017/2018 with a 6th album that takes influence from each members solo projects. they'll be bigger than ever i expect. maybe they'll pull of a Take That but just not have such a long break (9 years) as them.
GreatestHits
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I'm 28, never heard one of their songs. Don't even tell me to go listen to one, I will blow your mind with my psychic powers and tell you in my small little opinion, it sounds like melodic garbage.
I listen to mainstream radio stations every day (alternative station, classic rock station, our rock station, our mix station, and our indie station) and as long as I don't turn it to the pop station (which would have to be done manually, of course), none of my mainstream stations will play anything like one direction. I also don't live under a rock. I also don't watch TV, which used to be weird but now I don't think so.
So to me it's incorrect to say that the only way you wouldn't know one direction is if you don't do mainstream anything or you live under a rock. I also live in a house with a 15 year old girl, 18 year old boy, 24 year old girl and then some adults. Kids are over all the time by the droves because this is where the 18 yr old and 24 yr old have band practice, church gatherings weekly, and lots of friends over. We get exposed to a lot of stuff via each other. But never anything like one direction comes across out in the open. Pop musics just not big with my family or friends. And I'm thankful for that
mehrmantrout
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For all the hate they get, i'd give my left nut to live the life they've had, the women Harry's been with is ridiculous
OuterLimits
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The only song they sing that I can somewhat tolerate is Story of my Life.
I thought the same at first but then figured it is probably so they can milk their fan base for all they're worth by raising ticket prices. Final Tour Ever! ticket prices are going to be much higher than they would be if they hadn't announced this now.
He's probably trying to be Justin Timberlake, right? I think Justin Timberlake wrote more of his own songs though.
BrahReally
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I was just about to say that. Time will come when everyone here will once again long for the days of One Direction when 5SOS invades their local top 40. I'd take a million bands like 1D over 5SOS. Their music is arguably more nerve-racking in every way.
My sister is a big fan.
teruterubozu
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Splitting into 4 solo albums and multiplying.
Why are people celebrating?
Why are people celebrating?
If all the other bands have learned us something, it is that at most only one will become famous. And it might not be the current most famous member.
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