One Direction Review – A Demob-happy Romp Through The Hits

video of the new 1D Vios commercial as shown at the Bangkok concert (14.03.15)

They won:

Choice Music Group: Male

Choice Summer Music Star: Group

Choice Song: Group - “Steal My Girl”

Choice Summer Tour - On The Road Again

Choice Party Song - “No Control”

Choice Love Song - “Night Changes”

Choice Selfie Taker

Choice Male Hottie

1D is only group to debut at No. 1 with their first four albums

One Direction makes history, again, as the act’s new album Four debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. They are the only group in the 58-year history of the chart to see their first four albums debut at No. 1. (A year ago, they became the first group to enter at No. 1 with their first three studio sets, when Midnight Memories bowed atop the chart.) The new album was released on Nov. 17 through SYCO/Columbia Records. Here’s a by-the-numbers look at the achievements the British/Irish quintet has made with Four’s chart-topping arrival:

- With 387,000 sold in the week ending Nov. 23, according to Nielsen SoundScan,Four earns the second-largest sales debut of the year, and the biggest week overall for a group. Only Taylor Swift’s 1989 was larger, with its 1.287 million start.

- One Direction is the only group to see their first four studio albums debut at No. 1. (They were already the only group to arrive atop the list with their first three sets.) - They are the fourth act, overall, to have their first four studio albums debut at No. 1. They follow soloists Britney Spears (between 1999 and 2003), DMX (his first five, 1998-2003) and Beyonce (five, 2003-2013).

- Four tallies the biggest week for an album by a group since One Direction’s previous effort, Midnight Memories, started with 546,000 on the Dec. 14, 2013-dated Billboard 200 chart (reflecting the sales week ending Dec. 1).

- Four is One Direction’s fourth No. 1 album in a row, in less than three years. They previously topped the list with their debut effort, Up All Night (on the list dated March 31, 2012), Take Me Home (Dec. 1, 2012) and Midnight Memories.

- In the history of the Billboard 200 chart, only three groups have reached No. 1 with their first four studio albums: One Direction, The Monkees (between 1966-1967) and The Kingston Trio (with their first five sets, 1958-1960). While all four of One Direction’s albums debuted at No. 1, The Monkees and The Kingston Trio’s releases climbed to No. 1 after entering the chart at a lower rank. (The chart didn’t see its first debut at No. 1 until 1975, when Elton John’s Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy started atop the list.)

- In total, just six acts have reached No. 1 with their first four studio releases: Beyonce, DMX, The Kingston Trio, The Monkees, One Direction and Britney Spears.

Meet the new scent of your dreams.

Today, the boys of One Direction created internet pandemonium yet again by revealing the bottle of their third scent, titled “You & I.” And this truly is epically massive beauty news: It turns out that their debut perfume, Our Moment, was the fastest-selling female fragrance of 2013.

So how does this new one measure up? “I think they kind of blend together, almost like a uniform,” Liam says. “But this time, we all sat down, looked at what’s on the market, did our research, and smelled a lot of things.”

“It gives you a bit of background into what’s out there,” Louis explains.

“So this one is fruity, but a little bit more toned down and not too bold,” Liam continues. “Not like the ones that give you a headache after.”

To contextualize the fragrance out of boy-speak (even though it’s admittedly precious), You & I is basically a sparkling fruity scent. Think mango and grapefruit mixed with pretty pink flowers like orchids and peonies. It’s pure girly sweetness, epitomized by the “free charm that comes on the bottle—a beautiful little touch,” Liam adds.

As the boys point out, the launch event in New York City today (yes, this editor got to meet them!) was something of a milestone. “We’ve got as many fragrances as albums,” Liam notes. And speaking of, their fourth LP sounds like a winner. “We’re really hands on this time,” Liam says. “A lot of our singles are bold and pop, but there’s a chill factor on the new one. It’s like driving down a road in California on a lovely day.”

One Direction’s sound, in fact, has done some maturing with each album. And, Louis insists, the same is true with their scents. “I suppose it’s happened naturally in the progression of the three. That’s the way we wanted it,” he says. “But it’s not a drastic change.”

There is a drastic change, though: “I used to rob my dad’s cologne when I was 11 or 12—one of those real disco scents. Remember One Million?” Liam asks Louis of Paco Rabanne’s iconically overwhelming fragrance. “Oh, yeah. It smells like a club,” Louis responds with a laugh. “What about Joop?” he retorts. “It’s good, mate, but you do two sprays and then you’re just lightheaded.”

But ironically it’s not fragrance that’s the most pervasive smell on tour. “Someone had eaten a peperami (a beef jerky snack) and I smelled their breath on stage, and I actually said ‘Who’s had a peperami?’” Louis jokes. “Personally, I think it’s Liam or Niall or Zayn.”

“How did I get involved in this?” Liam asks. “Zayn has strong for peperamis.”

“So does Niall,” Louis points out.

“Yeah, but Niall always smells like fresh cotton,” Liam responds.

“Maybe fresh cotton with bad breath.”

You & I is available for pre-order tomorrow on Macys.com, and will be officially available for purchase nationwide on August 26th.

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look at niall’s reaction

One Direction + Rather Be

I know everyone is busy screaming about history, but I would like to casually remind everyone of the gift that no one has talked about enough. this is magical and amazing and none of you have appreciated it enough so HERE now you can watch/listen on repeat like me