Hindi ito ang inaasahang &ldquo;reunion&rdquo; ng fans ng hit boyband na One Direction, o mas kilala bilang &ldquo;1D.&rdquo; Matapos ang siyam na taon nang hindi pagkikita, ngayong November 21, 2024 na lang muli nagsama-sama ang miyembro ng 1D na sina Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, at Zayn Malik. Nabuo ang grupo para ipagluksa si Liam Payne, ang dati ring miyembro na pumanaw nitong October 16, 2024 sa Argentina.
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All of Liam Payne's former One Direction bandmates&mdash;Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, and Liam's longtime collaborator Jamie Scott&mdash;have arrived at his funeral to pay their respects. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LiamPayne?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LiamPayne</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OneDirection?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OneDirection</a> <a href="https://t.co/6P2AwD3f0O">https://t.co/6P2AwD3f0O</a> <a href="https://t.co/S2cCAcb6l7">pic.twitter.com/S2cCAcb6l7</a>
&mdash; British Pakistani Index (@PakistaniIndex) <a href="https://twitter.com/PakistaniIndex/status/1859220013871243451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2024</a></blockquote>
Sunod-sunod ang posts ng Directioners online tungkol dito. Maraming imbyerna dahil &ldquo;peaceful&rdquo; daw dapat ang ceremony at hindi dapat dinudumog ng media ang labas ng simbahan. Marami ring nanghihinayang dahil hindi nila inaasahang sa lamay pa magkikita muli ang boyband.
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liam payne&rsquo;s funeral is NOT a &ldquo;one direction reunion.&rdquo; they&rsquo;ve come together to mourn the death of their friend. showing up uninvited and taking photos in the first place is disgusting and a complete invasion of privacy so have enough fucking respect to not share them around !
&mdash; cal IS OPEN WIDE ⋆˚｡⋆❓ (@WHEN1TBREAKS) <a href="https://twitter.com/WHEN1TBREAKS/status/1859237267241333126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2024</a></blockquote>
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not the one direction reunion gonna be at liam payne&rsquo;s funeral <a href="https://t.co/Ed9oWZUzAB">pic.twitter.com/Ed9oWZUzAB</a>
&mdash; emma⟢🐈&zwj;⬛ (@cosmicoraline) <a href="https://twitter.com/cosmicoraline/status/1846674996380192771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2024</a></blockquote>
Nakiisa rin sa lamay ang iba pang celebrities na naging parte ng buhay ng 1D. Dumalo ang co-creator ng One Direction na si Simon Cowell kasama ang kaibigan nilang si James Corden. Present din ang girlfriend ni Liam na si Kate Cassidy at ang ex-partner niyang si Cheryl Cole. Sa labas ng simbahan, nagpaabot naman ng mga bulaklak ang fans ni Liam at ng 1D.
Bagamat pumanaw na si Liam, nananatili pa rin sa mundo ang legacy na binuo niya bilang isang singer-songwriter.