'It's not goodbye, just see you later'
- 9 years ago
Breaking up is hard to do - but taking a break may be even harder.
Four tours, five albums and 133 million combined Twitter followers later, One Direction is going on an indefinite hiatus starting next year.
The decision has been the subject of endless speculation by entertainment media and fans ever since August, when the British boy band announced that "we are not splitting up, but we will be taking a well-earned break" after releasing new album Made in the A.M., out Friday.
"I don't think anyone really knows the likelihood of One Direction getting back together, not even them," says Billboard senior editor Alex Gale.
"If one or two or three decide to go solo and are successful, then there's less and less incentive for them to bring back One Direction.
At the same time, they have promised they will be back, and people usually don't do that" without some reason to return.
Four tours, five albums and 133 million combined Twitter followers later, One Direction is going on an indefinite hiatus starting next year.
The decision has been the subject of endless speculation by entertainment media and fans ever since August, when the British boy band announced that "we are not splitting up, but we will be taking a well-earned break" after releasing new album Made in the A.M., out Friday.
"I don't think anyone really knows the likelihood of One Direction getting back together, not even them," says Billboard senior editor Alex Gale.
"If one or two or three decide to go solo and are successful, then there's less and less incentive for them to bring back One Direction.
At the same time, they have promised they will be back, and people usually don't do that" without some reason to return.