--- description: The boy band member gave the gift of hope to millions of eager One Direction fans by suggesting that the group's hiatus is bound to end. title: Niall Horan Says One Direction "Will Be Back" image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13038497cde78e93/6988afd5656a3ff268bcdfc3/niall-horan-amas.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Niall Horan Says One Direction 'Will Be Back'  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 28, 2016 5:56 PM CUT  Niall Horan arrives at the 2016 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 20, 2016. Niall Horan arrives at the 2016 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 20, 2016.Gregg DeGuire—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 28, 2016 5:56 PM CUT Irish heartthrob Niall Horan was once just the blonde member of boy band sensation One Direction. But after the mega-group’s ‘[break,](http://time.com/4007938/one-direction-split-break-up-hiatus/ "undefined")‘ however, he’s come into his own as a solo artist with the release of [chart-topping ballad](http://time.com/4513314/niall-horan-new-music/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") “This Town.” And now he’s about to be known as every diehard Directioner’s favorite guy in the group, given this latest update: “We will be back,” he told Britain’s _Sunday People_ [of One Direction’s future](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7588870/niall-horan-gives-one-direction-update-we-will-be-back "undefined"), noting it would be “silly” for the group not to reunite. “I don’t think anyone needs to worry about us,” he added. “We are fine.” The original fivesome, known for earworm hits like “What Makes You Beautiful,” lost member Zayn Malik back in March 2015; Malik went on to develop [his own solo career](http://time.com/4368542/zayn-malik-one-direction-taylor-swift/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined"). The four remaining members continued to tour together before announcing an [indefinite hiatus](http://time.com/4007938/one-direction-split-break-up-hiatus/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") that began in August 2015\. Since then, Horan, [Liam Payne](http://time.com/4417442/one-direction-liam-payne-solo/?iid=sr-link6 "undefined") and [Harry Styles](http://time.com/4381224/harry-styles-one-direction-solo-record-deal/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined") have all inked independent record deals (and Styles will appear in the upcoming war movie _Dunkirk_ directed by Christopher Nolan), while Louis Tomlinson has been spending his time [as a new father.](http://time.com/4197672/one-direction-louis-tomlinson-son-freddie-tommo/?iid=sr-link9 "undefined") While no official reunion date or plans have been made, Horan’s statement gives a legion of adoring fans enough hope to keep them in good spirits through the holidays. \[h/t [Billboard](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7588870/niall-horan-gives-one-direction-update-we-will-be-back "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4583672/one-direction-reuniting-niall-horan/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4583672/one-direction-reuniting-niall-horan/"},"headline":"Niall Horan Says One Direction 'Will Be Back'","datePublished":"2016-11-28T17:56:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T02:00:44.134Z","description":"The holidays are coming early for fans","url":"https://time.com/4583672/one-direction-reuniting-niall-horan/","keywords":["Entertainment","Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13038497cde78e93/6988afd5656a3ff268bcdfc3/niall-horan-amas.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13038497cde78e93/6988afd5656a3ff268bcdfc3/niall-horan-amas.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2016 American Music Awards - Arrivals","caption":"2016 American Music Awards - Arrivals","creditText":"Gregg DeGuire—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4583672/one-direction-reuniting-niall-horan/","name":"Niall Horan Says One Direction 'Will Be Back'"}}]}] ```