6 Times 1D Shattered all the boybands rules 

9 times the bromance between Niall Horan and Luke...

Dunkirk actor Mark Rylance is full of praise for...

One Direction might be the world\'s biggest boyband, but it\'s fair to say they don\'t exactly fit the typical boyband role. They don\'t dance, they don\'t wear matching clothes, and they\'re more likely to wear bright pink tutus than writhe around shirtless. 

So, in celebration of them forging their own boyband path, here are six ways they took the boyband label and quite literally SHATTERED IT. In a good way.

7 things we want from Liam Payne\'s solo career

One Direction fans are raising money to restore a...

The internet reacts to Liam Payne\'s solo career...

Unless you count Niall\'s naked torso in \'Steal My Girl\'.

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Louis Tomlinson\'s reaction to being asked if he\'s in One Direction is adorable

One Direction\'s Harry Styles has a full-time bodyguard on the set of Dunkirk

Liam Payne\'s sister makes a very valid point about his new solo career

STOP LITERALLY EVERYTHING: Liam Payne\'s signed a solo deal

Let\'s watch Niall Horan telling us \'London is open\'