At the moment I'm not sure what I'm allowed to say." To hear a lot of people's voices and seeing old content and different things that we haven't seen for a long time or never seen before, it's very interesting. It started when Liam shared with The Sun, "We've got a ten-year anniversary coming up, so we've all been speaking together a lot over the last few weeks which has been really nice. Now, the band is back in the headline for some major reunion rumours in regard to their 10th anniversary celebrations on June 23, 2020.
Check out One Direction's Facebook post announcing Zayn Malik's departure below:Ĭurrently, all five members are enjoying solo success post their hiatus from One Direction as they have released their individual albums, which have been charting on Billboard 200 while their singles are peaking in top positions in the Billboard Hot 100 Songs chart. As for One Direction, fans can rest assured that Niall, Liam, Harry and Louis are hugely excited about the future of the band," Simon shared. I have seen him grow in confidence and I am truly sorry to see him leave.
Since I first met Zayn in 2010, I have grown very, very fond - and immensely proud - of him. "I would like to say thank you to Zayn for everything he has done for One Direction. Simon Cowell, who was responsible for forming One Direction as a judge on The X Factor in 2010, thanked Zayn for his contribution to 1D. We're looking forward to recording the new album and seeing all the fans on the next stage of the world tour." The past five years have been beyond amazing, we've gone through so much together, so we will always be friends. The remaining members of One Direction also reciprocated the same sentiments of being friends forever as their statement read, "We're really sad to see Zayn go, but we totally respect his decision and send him all our love for the future. I know they will continue to be the best band in the world," Malik shared. I know I have four friends for life in Louis, Liam, Harry and Niall. I am leaving because I want to be a normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight. I'd like to apologise to the fans if I've let anyone down, but I have to do what feels right in my heart. But, after five years, I feel like it is now the right time for me to leave the band. "My life with One Direction has been more than I could ever have imagined.
When it came to Zayn's statement, the true emotions of having to leave the band came out and spoke volumes. Niall, Harry, Liam and Louis will continue as a four-piece and look forward to the forthcoming concerts of their world tour and recording their fifth album, due to be released later this year.
With one million likes on the post, the statement first revealed, "After five incredible years Zayn Malik has decided to leave One Direction. Moreover, Zayn went his solo way and after another successful album, which was Made in the A.M., Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan went on an indefinite hiatus and focused on their individual careers as well.īut, every now and then, we go back to that fateful March 25, 2015, Facebook post which broke millions and millions of Directioners' hearts. For Directioners, who has been madly in adoration of the boyband One Direction, for the past decade, March 25, 2015, is amongst the most heartbreaking days for the fandom! Why? It was the day Zayn Malik announced to the world that he was leaving 1D, after five years and four chart-topping albums.