No direction: have boybands hit the end of the road?

With One Direction on hiatus and the latest manufactured outfits tanking, the future looks bleak for pop’s permabuffed princelings. Perhaps it’s time to bring back the dance routine …During the 11th series of the UK X Factor in 2014, a tried and tested formula was being played out with thudding familiarity. Eight similarly bequiffed teenage mannequins called things like Barclay, Reese and Casey – each one having been dumped out of the competition – were told their dreams had been reign...

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