- And then the line in this chorus.

- ♪ So we'll piss off the neighbors ♪ - [Bleep] yeah.

- (FBE) Which one do you think will have the most success

as a solo artist?

♪ (industrial music) ♪

So today, we're gonna be talking about One Direction.

- All right, One Direction, my favorite boy band.

Just kidding.

- (FBE) But specifically, the band members,

as now all five of them have released music on their own.

And we're gonna have you listen to a song

from each of them in this episode. - Okay.

I'm always down to hear something new.

- Yay! Best day ever.

Oh my gosh, I'm so excited.

- The music One Direction was making wasn't really for me.

But once all the band members split up,

the individual music from each person

was definitely something I could really more relate to.

- (FBE) Okay, so the first song we're gonna play you

is a song from Niall. - Niall. Okay.

♪ (funk-pop music) ♪

- Okay. I love this song.

- ♪ We should take this back to my... ♪ - I like it.

- ♪ ...place ♪ - Yeah. All right.

- ♪ ...she said right to my face ♪ - I mean,

it's got a nice beat.

- ♪ 'Cause I want you bad ♪ - It's got a nice beat.

- ♪ Yeah, I want you, baby ♪

♪ Slow, slow hands ♪

- It's catchy.

- ♪ ...our dirty laundry ♪

♪ No, I know ♪ - Oh, he's so cute!

- What a cutie. They're all so cute.

- ♪ ...stopping ♪

(fingers snapping) ♪ Your plans ♪

♪ And those ♪

- It's pop music that's easy on the ears, you know?

So it's cool.

- I like-- it's like a little bluesy.

- ♪ Slow hands ♪

- This is the very 1D sound, you know?

Not a big deviation going.

- ♪ Slow hands ♪

♪ (easygoing rhythm) ♪

- I like it.

- ♪ Woo ♪ - (singing along) ♪ Slow hands ♪

- Okay. I like it.

It sounds kinda like something that One Direction would still do.

- I wouldn't download it.

But it had like a-- like a good groove.

I was expecting a lot worse.

- (deep groan) I love that song! Love it. 10 out of 10.

This is like a freaking jam. Like, this is so good.

- That's more of his individual style.

Like, I think he really had more input.

I would listen to that first than more of One Direction.

- ♪ You know, I've been taking some time ♪

- Oh my gosh. Liam.

- Okay. This is a little different than the 1D jam.

- ♪ ...anybody else ♪

♪ You know, I used to be in... ♪

- Interesting how he went more hip-hop.

- Feel like he's a little more like Bieberish.

- Kinda got that Justin Bieber vibe.

- ♪ (That's not me) I'm not changing ♪

♪ The way that I used to be ♪

- I think I like the dancing more than the music itself.

- ♪ Baby ♪

♪ You know, I love it when the music's loud ♪

♪ But c'mon, strip that down for me ♪

- Ehh, so he's going the sex-it-up route.

- ♪ ...crowd, but only you can ♪

- Hmm. - ♪ Dance with me ♪

♪ So put your... ♪ - Oh, I like that beat.

- Okay, I'm liking this. I'm liking this a lot.

- ♪ ...round for me, baby ♪

- Oh, he's so cute! (chuckles)

- ♪ But c'mon, strip that down for me ♪

♪ (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) ♪

- Yeah, I don't like this.

- ♪ C'mon, strip that down for me ♪

♪ (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) ♪

♪ Don't say nothing, girl, strip that... ♪

- Um... oh, he got Quavo in there. Come on, man.

- ♪ Strip that down for me ♪ - Yeah, it's too...

It's too cookie-cutter for me, man.

- ♪ ...that down for me ♪

♪ (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) ♪

- I like the rhythm.

But I don't think it's transcendental.

- It's good. It was not my style of music that I prefer.

- He looks great while he's singing it.

But I'm not quite sure how sold I am with that one.

I still love him, but it's just not my favorite.

- Them going from, "You don't know you're beautiful,"

to, "Hey yeah, strip. Strip for me.

I'm gonna sound like every other try-hard Chris Brown song."

It looks cringy.

- What's cool to see is how each person has their own style.

Liam definitely has a little different, like,

almost hip-hop-ish type of thing going on.

- He's totally going for that, like, "I'm gonna sex it up."

The music itself is hot. I like it.

Danceable, I can see it.

- ♪ Wish that you could build a time machine ♪

- It's very similar to, um, Liam's.

- Louis engaging in that Auto-Tune. (laughs)

- ♪ ...you're standing on the edge ♪

♪ Looking at the stars ♪

- See, now, this sounds like an EDM kind of vibe.

- ♪ What do you do ♪

♪ When a chapter ends? ♪ - Oh, I like this.

- ♪ ...close the book and never... ♪

- I love this, the tone of his voice.

- ♪ Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh oh ♪

- (imitating) ♪ Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh ♪

Oh man, not that again.

Everybody, ♪ Oh-oh-oh ♪

Oh, come on. Nah, I'm good, bro.

- ♪ Oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ Darling, just hold on ♪

- It's so catchy.

I hate that I kinda like this.

- ♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh, oh ♪ - Okay, yeah.

Definitely like club music.

- It's a little more dance though. This one's more dance.

- ♪ Oh-oh-oh ♪ - I love a video that tells a story.

There's a story.

- ♪ Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh ♪

♪ If it all goes wrong ♪

- This puts me in a good mood. I like this.

- ♪ ...hold on ♪

- Ehh. I mean, I don't hate it. But I don't love it.

- I'm not digging that, man. Nah, man.

He got to get more creative than that.

- It's the same thing as Liam, you know?

It's a pop song, more dance influence

rather than hip-hop influence. But it did nothing special for me.

- It sounds pretty good.

In One Direction, I thought he was

the least talented a little.

But I mean, he still sounds good on his own.

♪ (slow piano ballad) ♪

- Definitely different style.

- Already better. I don't know what it is.

- The girls swoon. They love this one.

- Oh!! My heart!

Oh!!

When this song came out, I felt like he made it for me.

- ♪ It's a sign of the times ♪ - I definitely recognize his face.

- ♪ Welcome to the final show ♪

♪ Hope you're wearing your best clothes ♪

♪ (melody swells into rock ballad) ♪

- What is going on?

- (chuckles) He's flying, or levitating.

- ♪ We gotta get away... ♪ - So rock and roll.

- This reminds me of Across the Universe,

like that type of Beatles.

- ♪ We don't talk enough ♪

- It's feeling a little Twilight-ish to me.

- It's so metaphorical. He's freeing himself

from that really bad band.

- ♪ We got to, we got to ♪ - Damn. That's good.

- Like, just listen to his voice. It's so good.

- It's not electronic, you know?

He's using real instruments.

♪ (uplifting rock) ♪

- I kind of liked that.

- That was a little more of, like, mature type of music,

as opposed to, like, "Ooh, baby!

I'll put my hands all over your body. Yeah!"

- It kinda reminds me, like,

a little bit of David Bowie-ish a little bit, you know,

with the atmosphere and, um--

I think it's cool. He's trying to carve his own lane.

- I don't love that song.

And the first time I heard it with my daughter,

we all wanna swoon, right? It's Harry Styles.

I was sorta like, "Huh."

♪ (soft electronic music) ♪

- Oh, Zayn.

Is this the one-- oh yeah, with Gigi. They're pretty cute.

- ♪ Climb on board ♪

- (whispering along) ♪ We'll go slow and high tempo ♪

Yeah, I know this one.

- ♪ Light and dark ♪

- Ooh. I just got chills.

- ♪ Hold me hard and mellow ♪

♪ I love to hold you close, tonight and always ♪

- Yeah, they play this a lot.

- ♪ ...wake up next to you ♪

- And then the line in this chorus.

- ♪ So we'll piss off the neighbors ♪ - [Bleep] yeah.

That right there.

- ♪ In the place that feels the tears ♪

♪ The place to lose your fears ♪

- See, to me, Zayn took it to the next level.

- Honestly, he's dating Gigi Hadid.

He's winning in every aspect of life.

- ♪ ...bed all day ♪

- Yeah, Zayn's voice is pretty good too.

I would say his voice is second to Harry.

- ♪ ...paradise, and it's our war zone ♪

- (singing along) ♪ It's our paradise ♪

♪ And it's our war zone ♪

♪ (echoing) ♪

- He has such a strong voice.

But in the music video, he's just like very monotone.

I like that one the most.

They're all very, very different from one another.

So... hmm. I have a little bit more respect for the band.

Still don't like the band, but I like them individually.

- All right. Definitely carved his own lane. I like that, man.

He's good. He's good.

He did it right, Zayn. Zayn is the man.

I wasn't a big One Direction guy.

But hearing them as solo artists, um,

I think it's a little better.

It's deeper. It's more individual.

- Solid music, man. 10 out of 10 for each person.

- I think that it's super good

that they're doing their own thing.

Maybe in a few years,

they'll make a reunion for One Direction, you know.

And then all the moms will be there.

- I'm sad that they're not together,

because I loved their albums

and their music when they were together.

But I always preferred Harry's voice

and Harry's solo parts in the songs

when they were in One Direction.

And now I have a whole album just of his voice.

Oh! It's amazing.

- I'm pretty sure that in One Direction's case,

they just weren't agreeing on what kind of music.

Because if you look, they all went separate ways

in the kinds of music that they were producing,

which is interesting.

- (FBE) Okay. So we have to ask,

'cause this is always debated with bands over history

similar to One Direction, which one do you think

will have the most success as a solo artist?

- I'm gonna go with the guy that was levitating. Was that Harry?

He maybe had the best voice.

- The last one, whoever that was.

- (FBE) Zayn. - Yeah.

I feel like it had all the factors.

- Zayn by far. But he already won Billboard new artist.

- In my opinion, I would say Harry.

His music is so different from the rest of 'em.

I feel like it's just so old-school.

- Harry.

He has a powerful voice.

- I don't know any of them, but that Zayn guy,