Mass hysteria as Hong Kong's One Direction fans go wild for Styles and Co.
Mass hysteria. That’s the only way to describe the madness of One Direction’s Wednesday night performance at AsiaWorld-Expo. And from a frighteningly young audience too.
One Direction
On The Road Again Tour
AsiaWorld-Expo
Mass hysteria. That’s the only way to describe the madness of One Direction’s Wednesday night performance at AsiaWorld-Expo. And from a frighteningly young audience too: pre-teens made up the majority of the smitten crowd.
Since shooting to fame in 2010, the British boy band have been an unstoppable force in the music industry, and they didn’t disappoint the Hong Kong crowd with their first ever visit as part of their On The Road Again Tour.
The atmosphere at the arena was palpable from early on. As soon as Harry Styles’ voice came over the speakers, the crowd erupted, and that was just to announce a safety video. The Macarena began playing; more hysterical screaming. All this before the band even came on stage.
Sporting ultra-tight skinny jeans, edgy haircuts, and having bulked out quite considerably since their days on television talent show The X Factor, they have definitely tried to swap the fresh-faced image of their early days for something a little more mature.
To their credit, the boys know how to put on a show. While the uber-succesful band might be forgiven for half-heartedly churning out a scripted performance, it felt like they really did want to be in Hong Kong, and their stage presence and audience interaction had the crowd engaged from the word go.