Niall Horan goes in own direction
Niall Horan was never the member of One Direction that people predicted would go solo. Since the band began their hiatus at the end of 2015, fans have been speculating about what each member is doing with their newly found free time.
Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne disclosed before the break that they were interested in exploring the behind the scenes of show business.
“I want to get into the writing side of things and explore that, yeah,” Louis Tomlinson said when he appeared on the Late Late Show with James Corden back in December 2015.
Liam Payne has released a couple teasers of a possible song/collaboration of sorts on his Instagram and Twitter. The music features a genre change more towards R&B and rap.
Louis Tomlinson has been in and out of the studio with a girl group that he is working with. There was speculation that he has his own record label and he might be looking to sign this up-and-coming group.
Harry Styles has been busy with the filming of Dunkirk, a WWII feature film, with Director Christopher Nolan. He has also just had his modeling debut with the release of “Another Man” magazine on September 29. The internet went berzerk seeing Styles with painted nails and even donning a dog collar.
Since the band split off to do some solo projects for a little while, the boys have not been interacting publicly very often. It was a pleasant surprise when Niall Horan tweeted with the release of his debut solo single This Town on September 29 and all of the boys tweeted out their congratulations.
Horan has since appeared on The Graham Norton Show, Ellen, The Late Late Show with James Corden, and other shows to perform and promote his song. The single charted at number 9 on Billboard and is still on the iTunes charts.
All of the boys deserve a break after five nonstop years of writing, recording, and touring. However, it’s exciting to see that they all really love what they were doing as they seem to be getting antsy to get back into the spotlight.