One Direction says they might travel on their yearlong break, but not in disguise

(Image credit: Jimmy Kimmel Live)

One Direction is going on hiatus for a year, starting in March, and Jimmy Kimmel thought it was funny the group would announce it beforehand. The band said that they just need a break after years of constant touring. So Kimmel, on Thursday's Kimmel Live, asked how they planned to spend their break. "I think just a lot of, kind of, chilling out will probably happen," said Harry Styles. The rest of the band seemed a bit more adventuresome. Niall Horan said he would like to actually see some of the world. "I think I've driven past, like, some of the biggest monuments in the world," he said, "but never actually stopped beside them. So it would be nice to go back."

Kimmel asked the obvious follow-up: Can members of one of the most famous bands in the world actually go out in public, or do they have to put on a disguise? This seemed like a new idea. "Has anyone actually ever put on a disguise?" Liam Payne asked his bandmates. "You can't, can you?" said Louis Tomlinson. "If you got caught, it would just be too embarrassing." So, Directioners, if you happen to be at the Roman Colosseum or the Great Wall of China in, say, April 2016 and you see a familiar-looking guy in a baseball hat, don't maul him too much — that may just drive the band to go back on tour. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.