Niall Horan Watches One Direction's First 'X-Factor' Performance

James asks Niall Horan about his first performance with One Direction 10 years ago on 'X-Factor' and surprises him with a video from that fateful night.

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[harry]

2010 : Simon Created ONE DIRECTION!
2020 : James Trying to Reunite ONE DIRECTION!

[chocolatemilkshake]

And at that moment Niall wished his suit jacket was big enough to crawl into

[angelyp]

Why is no one saying how Niall hiding his face in his coat is the cutest thing ever?

[phoebelana]

I'll bet Niall's nightmare goes like this:


" "

[vanessakonig]

i’m really mad they cut off before the part came

[mahagaraween]

NIALL: “🙂”
JAMES: “let’s have a look at-“
NIALL: “😟”

[natasha]

His smile literally dropped when James said “let’s have a look”

[ninam.]

I predict that even if they don’t get back together as a band, James has the power to somehow, eventually, bring them all together again for a dodgeball reunion tournament

[qxgbnkl]

James: “let’s have a look”
Niall: “oh god, oh god. Not this. Nonono”

[rehanabid]

Can we all ignore the fact that he is wearing red socks

[belmondo]

"I wont be here without them" 1:19
I really like when Niall always grateful for what he did

[valjarvi]

He is embarrassed but he robbed all directioners hearts looking like that, just saying

[Harry-xlqe]

The rest of 1D : *singing actual lyrics*
Niall :

[yisientang]

0:16 Niall looking in the cam like :“I sense something’s coming”

[yayaboss]

My dream is to be happy as Niall was on 10/10/10

[Abby-vllj]

JAMES YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE DIRECTIONER’S LIVES.

[lunalovegood]

James needs to do this to every 1D member imagine Harry watching his aggressive shoulder movements I'm-

[llibbyyy]

Everyone else: normal


Harry freaking styles: dislocates shoulder-

[nicolehein]

“Does it haunt u?“
“Everyday, there are gifs and memes...“

NIALL SEES THEM GUYS KSGDJDKSKDHJS

[reziinicoo]

he didn’t do the part with the weird hand thing