how the members of 1D were chosen.

simon cowell is a genius. i know i've said it before and i'll probably say it again because it's true. the man is brilliant. i really wish he'd try out a new hairstyle but that's a rabbit trail for a different day...

he wasn't just the mean judge (though you had to admit, he was always right) on american idol. he's produced other shows (america's got talent, the x factor, etc) and started his own record label. and he's basically the one to thank for the phenomenon known as 1Direction.

love them or hate them you have to admit they are one of the biggest things in music today. they sell out tours worldwide, are on every awards show and late night show, and have an entire store dedicated to them at the mall of america, they are a big deal.

here is my unfiltered and completely unfounded reasons why i think each of it's members were chosen to be a part of the world's most well-known boy band:

harry styles

he's got these gritty vocals, he's disarmingly handsome, and he carries himself like a rock star. let's just call a spade a spade here, he's the frontman. he is also my personal favorite of the 1D boys. #teamharry (yeah, sorry, that had to happen)

zayne malik

he's got the most effortless vocals of the five, so much so that he often looks bored while singing. pretty sure he is the group's bad boy. the fact that he looks like a model doesn't hurt either.

niall horan

he plays guitar occasionally so he's the resident "musician" of the bunch. he's the wide-eyed, impish, innocent one; the one that all the young girls pick. and he sports the thickest accent to really drive home the fact that they're international. 

liam payne

pretty sure on the last couple awards shows he was the only one to talk so clearly "spokesman" is his role. he can sing and he's handsome enough but he's not going to beat out other guys in the group in those categories so all signs point to him being the intellectual. 

louis tomlinson

the following is an actual conversation i had with my roommate:

me: how do you think louis got in 1direction? he's clearly the worst singer of the group.

her: the one that looks like the female gym teacher?

me: yeah.

her: boy bands with 5 members sell better. he's the 5th member.

so there you have it. 

now if someone's little sister has a copy of this is us could you please bring it to my house so i can finally watch it? mmmkaythanks.

xo