Simon Cowell heading to the North East to find next One Direction – how to apply

Simon Cowell Is Being Criticized By K-Pop Fans After Claiming That There Hasn't Been A "Megastar Boyband" Since One Direction

“Every generation deserves a megastar boyband and I don’t think there has been one to have the success of One Direction in over 14 years," Simon claimed.View Entire Post ›

Simon Cowell slammed after saying One Direction was last 'megastar boyband'

Simon Cowell has incurred the wrath of BTS and K-pop fans after opening up about his hunt for the next boy band, calling One Direction the most successful boy band in recent years. The X-Factor judge has said that he’s looking to create a new boy band almost a decade after One Direction announced their split in 2015. The internationally successful group were signed to Cowell’s record label Syco Records after coming in third place in the singing…

Simon Cowell announces search for next One Direction

Television talent show judge Simon Cowell aims to replicate the success created by mega boyband One Direction, as he announced that he’s set to hold auditions for his next superstars. Cowell, known as one of the executives who helped form One Direction, launched a billboard in the United Kingdom calling for the candidates for his next boyband. “I need you!” he wrote on his Instagram caption. In a statement released to the press, the “X Factor UK…

Simon Cowell launches search for the next One Direction - See how to apply

Simon Cowell has launched his search for a new boy band to emulate the success of One Direction which formed after appearing on X Factor.

Simon Cowell to hold Dublin auditions for singers in July in search of ‘next One Direction’

Simon Cowell said he is “praying” he finds a group as talented as One Direction as he launched a UK-wide search for a new boyband.

Simon Cowell Is on the Hunt to Create a New Boy Band After One Direction

Simon Cowell. Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Simon Cowell is back — and he wants to create the next boy band 14 years after the success of One Direction. “Every generation deserves a megastar boyband, and I don’t think there has been one to have the success of One Direction in over 14 years,” Cowell, 64, said in a press release on Tuesday, June 4. “The industry tends to focus on solo artists — so it usually takes someone from outside to put a group t…