By: Caitlin Johnston
On April 9, #OneDirection2020 started trending on Twitter because Liam Payne (a member of the band currently on hiatus) held an interview promoting his new single. In the interview, he discussed talking with the other members of the One Direction band. This only led to hopes and dreams of a One Direction Reunion in 2020.
scrolling through #OneDirection2020 is making me feel something i haven’t felt in 6 years and it’s honestly so special
— lia ☆ (@adoresruin) April 10, 2020
To say the least, most of the tweets within this hashtag were emotional, uplifting and happy.
I DON’T CARE WHAT PEOPLE SAY WHEN WE’RE TOGETHER YOU KNOW I WANNA BE THE ONE TO HOLD YOU WHEN YOU SLEEP I JUST WANT IT TO BE YOU AND I FOREVER I KNOW YOU WANNA LEAVE SO C’MON BABY BE WITH ME SO HAPPILY #OneDirection2020 pic.twitter.com/bV2IPeZcKF
— 𝕛𝕦𝕤 (@juiceghin_) April 10, 2020
Others within the #OneDirection2020 took on the trend of writing lyrics of One Direction songs in all caps and creating their own memes.
I will literally go bankrupt to see them…. LADIES IT IS TIMMEEEEEE #OneDirection2020 @starryskyjess pic.twitter.com/cfYvofLcii
— alt-J (@angelic87349161) April 10, 2020
And the most extreme of fans were already planning to bottom out their bank accounts just to see this reunion happen.
lol why.. don’t thwy all kinda not get along? ? #OneDirection2020 pic.twitter.com/6ePeycMaNg
— ATEEZ 1,000,000 (@ATZPR1NT) April 10, 2020
On the other side of the spectrum, some Twitter users were confused and annoyed at the fact that it was even trending – they weren’t supposed to be friends anymore, right?
WHY IS THIS TRENDING? leave me aloneeeeee #OneDirection2020
— yaz (@yazzyyy_22) April 10, 2020
And some were just over One Direction as a whole and were happy to have them gone the past few years.
All in all, there has been no confirmation of a reunion, but the possibility of a reunion brought out many different emotions.