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Since One Direction\u2019s 2016 split, Harry Styles<\/strong><\/a>, Niall Horan<\/strong><\/a>, Liam Payne<\/strong><\/a>, Louis Tomlinson<\/strong><\/a> and Zayn Malik<\/strong><\/a> have had varying levels of success in the music industry.<\/p>\n All five original members have embarked on solo careers<\/a>, with Malik becoming the first to do so after abruptly leaving the boy band in March 2015. He subsequently signed a solo contract with RCA Records, and released his debut album, Mind of Mine<\/em>, the following year.<\/p>\n Styles followed suit in June 2016, re-signing with Columbia Records and dropping his self-titled debut in May 2017. Horan, meanwhile, inked a deal with Capitol Records in September 2016, and released his first album, Flicker<\/em>, in October 2017.<\/p>\n Payne and Tomlinson had slower starts to their solo careers. They each put out a series of one-off singles in the years after 1D went their separate ways<\/a> but did not release full-length albums right away. Payne\u2019s debut, LP1<\/em>, dropped in December 2019, while Tomlinson\u2019s Walls<\/em> hit retailers in January 2020.<\/p>\n Despite parting ways, most of the former boy banders have remained in touch over the years. In fact, Payne revealed in June 2021 that he and Styles had recently caught up<\/a> following the \u201cWatermelon Sugar\u201d singer\u2019s first Grammy win<\/a> earlier that year.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, I did speak to Harry, and it was really lovely,\u201d Payne said during an Instagram Live at the time. \u201cHe called me because he has a sixth sense for if I\u2019m struggling or if one of us is in trouble, I feel like.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cLive Forever\u201d crooner<\/a> added: \u201cI spoke to him and it was a really lovely catch up actually. And I\u2019ve got a lot of love for the man. He\u2019s great, he\u2019s really, really great.\u201d<\/p>\n When it comes to musically reconnecting, Payne is open to a possible 1D reunion<\/a> in the future.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d love for us to get in a room at some point. I think it would be the best thing,\u201d he explained, noting that all of his former bandmates have discussed a comeback mission and have \u201csaid it outside, but we\u2019ve just not said it to each other.\u201d He joked, \u201cthere\u2019s a song in there somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n