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  1. ummm's Avatar
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    Re: How and why are One Direction so popular everywhere........?
    (Original post by sarahthegemini)
    Erm, I don't think he was comparing them, he simply said he liked both. I like U2 and Leona Lewis for example, doesn't mean I'm drawing comparisons ...
    Yeah, but thinking that some of those artists are "amazing" goes against so many things that Eminem stands for and represents. To state that both Eminem and Nicki Minaj are "amazing" implies that they are of the same calibre...
    Last edited by ummm; 22-04-2012 at 15:24.
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    Re: How and why are One Direction so popular everywhere........?
    These boy bands have been around for decades and we have hated them all. The only logical explanation is to blame the one common factor amongst them. You see, it's not the bands themselves that are so annoying.

    The hysteria of teenage girls is like a million nails on a million chalkboards though.
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    Homosexuality is the new trend it would seem
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    Their music is, well, mediocre, just okay. Nothing innovative or pushing boundaries but hey, it's their first album. I'm happy for their success that they've had in the US but I can't understand the mass appeal and how much of their fans just love them for their looks and not for their music.
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    Re: How and why are One Direction so popular everywhere........?
    (Original post by dylantombides)
    The people who like their music have no idea what real talent is. The people who like them are probably girls who are about 15, buy all their clothes from Hollister, watch X Factor and Britain's Got Talent every night, love Bieber, Rebecca Black, Ollie Murs, JLS, N Dubz and any other corny mainstream pop artist(s) that make terrible, yet catchy songs. They probably go around gossiping to other girls about 'which one is the hottest' from One Direction.
    If a song is catchy, you like it, and so by subjectivity it's not a terrible song.
    I'm a guy.
    16, close
    I haven't a thing from Holliser.
    I like X Factor and Britain's Got Talent.
    I like all those artists you mentioned except Rebecca Black.
    Olly*

    Music pretension at it's best.
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    their music is ok i guess, but as long as this guy is in the group i dont care :sexface:


    Traitor !! Don't you like brothers anymore ?

    So where in UG do you hail from ?
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    Traitor !! Don't you like brothers anymore ?

    So where in UG do you hail from ?
    Kampala :hubba:

    another ugandan :adore:, come in the african society

    where are you from?
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    Re: How and why are One Direction so popular everywhere........?
    (Original post by flowermaster91)
    yh wanna eat the blood?
    The problem with One Direction is not them, but it is their fans. I think you feel the same way, however you seem like an OFGKTA dickrider at the same time so you have kind of contradicted yourself (both are terrible groups with annoying fans).
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    Re: How and why are One Direction so popular everywhere........?
    They don't even know each other, they aren't a band, they are actors.
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    Re: How and why are One Direction so popular everywhere........?
    I think that will remain an eternal mystery!
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    I really want to hate them but their songs are just too darn catchy.:colonhash:
    hardly, more like irritating
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    Re: How and why are One Direction so popular everywhere........?
    Because they are moving in One Direction, and that is everywhere.
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    Re: How and why are One Direction so popular everywhere........?
    They're not amazing, hell no.
    But good-looking, charming,-hell yes!
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    The same reason Twilight is popular. End of story.
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    Re: How and why are One Direction so popular everywhere........?
    (Original post by dylantombides)
    The problem with One Direction is not them, but it is their fans. I think you feel the same way, however you seem like an OFGKTA dickrider at the same time so you have kind of contradicted yourself (both are terrible groups with annoying fans).
    yhh i bumlick tylers arse :rolleyes: you obviously know nothing so sit down :jester:
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    They're not amazing, hell no.
    But good-looking, charming,-hell yes!
    being good looking doesn't make them charming, the reason they're popular is because there's a sea of desperate teenage girls who idolise them and want to think they can 'get with them' which will NEVER happen, therefore they're just lining their pockets or more specifically Simon Cowell's
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    Re: How and why are One Direction so popular everywhere........?
    haha ! actually they are pretty aweosme dudes , see their video diaries and ull see how close and good friends they are ! and very down to earth indeed ! they love their fans and basically their story is far more appealing ! the fact that they started from X factor and turned into selling arenas worlswide is spectacular ! this attracts a lot of attention ! and i think they are perfect eye candy with charming looks and model like faces , each of them provides a different enjoyment to the fans :-
    harry :- charming looks and a colgate smile ! and of course CURLS !
    zayn :- model like face and a very addictive voice and of course his composure and shyness
    liam :- good looks , aweosme voice and a good physique
    niall :- IRISH !! blonde (different form everyone ) and yea ACCENT ......and nandos ...lol
    louis :- sense of humour , wittiness and yea LARRY STYLINSON...lol
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    haha ! actually they are pretty aweosme dudes , see their video diaries and ull see how close and good friends they are ! and very down to earth indeed ! they love their fans and basically their story is far more appealing ! the fact that they started from X factor and turned into selling arenas worlswide is spectacular ! this attracts a lot of attention ! and i think they are perfect eye candy with charming looks and model like faces , each of them provides a different enjoyment to the fans :-
    harry :- charming looks and a colgate smile ! and of course CURLS !
    zayn :- model like face and a very addictive voice and of course his composure and shyness
    liam :- good looks , aweosme voice and a good physique
    niall :- IRISH !! blonde (different form everyone ) and yea ACCENT ......and nandos ...lol
    louis :- sense of humour , wittiness and yea LARRY STYLINSON...lol
    ...but their music is still bad
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    Re: How and why are One Direction so popular everywhere........?
    Because they are beautiful, and they have great personalities - you can see this from the X Factor and all of their interviews. They are really nice guys and their music is good for pop, chart music
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    Re: How and why are One Direction so popular everywhere........?
    (Original post by dylantombides)
    The people who like their music have no idea what real talent is. The people who like them are probably girls who are about 15, buy all their clothes from Hollister, watch X Factor and Britain's Got Talent every night, love Bieber, Rebecca Black, Ollie Murs, JLS, N Dubz and any other corny mainstream pop artist(s) that make terrible, yet catchy songs. They probably go around gossiping to other girls about 'which one is the hottest' from One Direction.
    This.
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