About four years ago, in late 2011, early 2012 is when the One Direction fandom began to set off. That is the year when those five boys went global and more people became interested. Starting in December of 2011 after being formed on the UK X Factor in 2010 and being signed to Syco Records, the boys had their first headlining tour called, “The Up All Night Tour.” They ultimately played over 60 shows in Europe, Oceania, and North America on this tour. This year is when it all began. It is when these five boys stole millions of people’s hearts. It is when the “Directioners” were created. At the time one might have said that it was just a phase and would soon fizzle out, but it’s over five years later, and Directioners’ love is stronger than ever. Directioners, It’s time to take a trip down memory lane. I hope you are ready.’
As you have probably noticed over the past five years, the world of the One Direction fandom is both a weird and wonderful place. Being a One Direction fan is almost a lifestyle choice. You find yourself spending hours a day online talking to other fans around the world and searching the essential, “Harry Today,” etc. Once you start you begin to eat, sleep, and breathe One Direction. When everyone’s not going on about Kevin or Niall’s laugh, it’s those little yellow shorts. Still, the inside jokes are exactly what being a Directioner is all about and while not everybody gets it, who cares. The One Direction fandom is one big family.
Here are 50 things that every directioner can relate to as well as the very best Directioner inside jokes, and memories. WARNING: Brace yourselves, you may die!
1. When Niall said that he would start following 100 people a week and it didn't even last A WEEK.
2. Getting new pictures of Zayn was like finding money in an old pair of jeans.
3. Those hour long 1D Twit Cams that were NEVER at a reasonable time where you live.
4. Completely dedicating an entire day to having three laptops, two tablets and a mobile phone on the go, refreshing 1D’s latest music video on VEVO every three minutes is just something you HAVE to do.![]()
5. Hearing someone pronounce the “s” in Louis results in an extraordinary amount of anger, frustration, and judgment.
6. Watching a 10-minute video in a foreign language, you can’t understand is entirely ok, as long as One Direction is in it.
7. Defending Harry’s tattoos is just something you have to do, no matter how you feel about them.
8. ‘One Direction are gay’ is completely not true, but Larry Stylinson is so real.
9. Those crazy hashtag/trends on Twitter. Examples: #OhNoNiall, #HarryDontLickAnything, #LLN, #WelcomeHomeLiamsSecondKidney, #Larry, #FiveYearsOf1D, #LetNiallSing, #ThingsMorePopularThanTheWanted, #BodyShotsWithHarry.
10. “HARRY give me some of your gravy!”
11. When the only drama with One Direction was Twitcams, and now there’s four members and half of them have children.
12. When the music cut off Liam’s speech at the award show and all of the boys started dying of laughter.
13. “NO JIMMY PROTESTED!”
14. The 1D Pepsi commercial.
15. When Niall made a solo music video for "You and I" and the fandom basically died.
16. 1D’s fight with The Wanted.
17. This hairstyle of Harry’s. ALSO "Bandana Harry! Which killed me."
18. When Louis stepped on a sea urchin.
19. When Niall kissed Wiz Khalifa.
20. When they sang the F.r.i.e.n.d.s theme song.
21. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Rap.
22. Harry Twerking at the awards show.![]()
23. The “After” Fanfiction by Anna Todd.
24. “VAS HAPPENIN!”![]()
25. Niall’s “Crazy Mofo” shirts.
26. When the boys posed as wax figures and scared fans.
27. When the boys were made into actual wax figures.
28. When Harry got tricked that a woman was having a baby.
29. Harry: "London's quite big it's not, it's small you can get lost there."
Louis: "What are you talking about? You do talk some shit in interviews."
30. When they were asked to tell one thing we didn't know and Liam said he had one kidney and Harry said he had two.
31. Mrs. Stypayhorlikson.
32. When they used to say "hi we're one direction" at the beginning of every video.![]()
33. When Niall said he was going to ask his mother the time he was born, and a fan told him.
34. When we thought Zayn was taking a break and they told us he was coming back but he never did. ![]()
34. When we thought Zayn was taking a break and they told us he was coming back but he never did. 
35. When Liam’s boxers got stolen in Australia. 
36. The “Use Somebody” cover.
37. "Just close your eyes and enjoy the roller coaster that is life."
38. “We took a chonce.”
39. Kevin the pigeon!
40. When Niall hit himself in the face with a basketball.![]()
41. “Talk Dirty” by Jason Derulo - Music Video.
42. 1D Day.
43. When they performed at the London Olympics.
44. The rapping pizza man.![]()
45. Harry’s cute blue heart shirt.
46. Harry’s song, “Don’t Let Me Go.”
47. When Harry favorited a sexual tweet, and we all found it, so he favorited tweets about puppies and kittens instead. What started the #HarryDon'tLickAnything trend on Twitter.
48. The video of Zayn and Louis smoking weed and then... Niall and Justin Bieber. Who knew that the 1D boys were "bad boys."
49. When the fandom tried to buy One Direction because “Modest!” sucks.
