When the news broke on Oct. 16 that former One Direction member Liam Payne had died, the overwhelming reaction — from both casual observers and longtime fans of the multiplatinum-selling boy band — ...

To say that One Directioners are a dedicated fandom would be putting it lightly. Their love has been unconditional, and this was made no clearer than on the internet, where the fandom thrived most.

Catherine McDaniel has been waiting five years. Five long, screeching, ear-piercing, Oh-my-God-ing, fan-yourself, tattoo-your-foot, TEXT-IN-ALL-CAPS-CUZ-YOU’RE-EXCITED years. Her boys are finally here ...

Olivia Rodrigo used to write fanfiction about One Direction. Years later, she shared how a meetup with Harry Styles went.

Elena and Vanessa Robustelli listen to One Direction so much that even eight years after the boy band broke up, its songs still make it on their annual Spotify Wrapped lists. But Wednesday, said the ...

Fictional tattooed boybanders and screaming teens that appear in the upcoming film “The Idea of You” are evoking fan memories of a real band from the 2010s: One Direction. The film, which debuts on ...