1 | One Direction filmed the video for "Drag Me Down" at NASA's Johnson Space Center. |
2 | One Direction filmed the video for "Drag Me Down" at NASA's Johnson... |
3 | LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 17: One Direction attends the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
4 | LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 17: One Direction attends the 2015 Billboard... |
5 | The #WelcomeBackToTexas1D hashtag has been trending for hours. |
6 | With no definitive proof that the band is in Houston to shoot the "Drag Me Down" video. |
7 | Niall Horan, from left, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, and Liam Payne of One Direction accept the award for top touring artist at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Las Vegas. |
8 | Niall Horan, from left, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, and Liam... |
9 | The boys of One Direction: Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis... |
10 | Liam Payne, Naill Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinsion of One... |
11 | Tell your tweens: NBC will air "One Direction: The TV Special" on Tuesday, December 23rd at 8/7c. |
12 | Tell your tweens: NBC will air "One Direction: The TV Special" on... |
13 | One Direction, $75 million. |
14 | LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 23: (L-R) Singers Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, and Harry Styles of One Direction attend the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 23, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. |
15 | LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 23: (L-R) Singers Liam Payne, Niall... |
16 | One Direction. |
17 | One Direction released single "Steal My Girl" to preview new album "Four." |
18 | One Direction (L-R) Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Harry Styles attend The Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium on November 13, 2014 in London, England. |
19 | One Direction (L-R) Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn... |
20 | One Direction inspires intense devotion from the mostly female audience Friday night. |
21 | One Direction inspires intense devotion from the mostly female... |
22 | Niall Horan, from left, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and... |
23 | One Direction: The girls may love them, but they're only (yeah, we know, *only*) in the $150-$200K range. |
24 | One Direction: The girls may love them, but they're only (yeah, we... |
25 | Boy bands. |
26 | This is the age when middle school boy-band fans finally have the independent income to buy their own concert tickets, Clark notes. |
27 | Smart men from New Kids on the Block and 'N SYNC banked on it. |
28 | So did the next generation (See: One Direction, The Wanted). |
29 | Here, a reunited 'N Sync including Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick at the MTV Video Music Awards in August. |
30 | Boy bands.This is the age when middle school boy-band fans finally have the independent income to buy their own concert tickets, Clark notes.Smart men from New Kids on the Block and 'N SYNC banked on it.So did the next generation (See: One Direction, The Wanted).Here, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood, Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg and Jonathan Knight of NKOTB attend their after-concert party in Las Vegas in July. |
31 | Here, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood, Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg and Jonathan Knight of NKOTB attend their after-concert party in Las Vegas in July. |
32 | Singers Liam Payne (L) and Harry Styles of One Direction perform onstage during the 2013 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 24, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. |
33 | Singers Liam Payne (L) and Harry Styles of One Direction perform... |
34 | Singers (L-R) Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Niall Horan of One Direction attend the 2013 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 24, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. |
35 | Singers (L-R) Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Harry... |
36 | One Direction accepts the Song of the Summer award to a chorus of boos from the audience. |
37 | One Direction accepts the Song of the Summer award to a chorus of... |
38 | Louis Tomlinson, from left, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Harry Syles are the subject of "One Direction: This Is Us." |
39 | Louis Tomlinson, from left, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and... |
40 | L-r, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson in TriStar Pictures' One Direction: This Is Us. |
41 | L-r, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis... |
42 | Niall Horan of One Direction performs during their sold out show at... |
43 | From left: One Directions's Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan perform during the band's sold out show at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sunday June 24,2012. |
44 | From left: One Directions's Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam... |
45 | SQUEEEEE! |
46 | UK pop sensation One Direction has been signed to a development project with Nickelodeon. |
47 | One Direction will now forever be linked with Houston. |
48 | The boy band's video for current single "Drag Me Down" was filmed at NASA's Johnson Space Center earlier this month. |
49 | It premiered early Friday morning and is already at 2 million views. |
50 | According to a release, it was filmed around NASA T-38 aircraft jets used by astronauts to train for spaceflight and the NASA WB-57 High Altitude Research Aircraft. |
51 | Fans discovered the foursome was in town filming and congregated for hours near NASA and at the St. Regis Hotel. |
52 | The hashtag #WelcomeToTexas1D trended for several days on Twitter. |
53 | The #DragMeDownMusicVideo hashtag is currently trending worldwide. |
54 | The group, which recently lost member Zayn Malik to a solo career, is seen training in the clip and sporting orange astronaut suits. |
55 | 1D also filmed in a full-scale replica of the Orion spacecraft, a still in development vehicle for missions to deep space. |
56 | "Drag Me Down" was released in July and sold 500,000 copies its first week. |
57 | It set new streaming records on Spotify, including the highest first-day global streams for a single. |
58 | The song debuted at No. |
59 | 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is currently at No. |
60 | The band is currently on tour but has no Texas dates on the books. |
61 | 2015 Hearst Communications, Inc. |