El 4: One Direction Is a Pop Culture British Invasion

martes, 27 de agosto de 2013

One Direction Is a Pop Culture British Invasion

Americans should have listened to revolutionaries in 1775, because the British invasion hasn't stopped.

One Direction has invaded the United States and no one is safe from their charming boy band looks, cute accents and harmonic voices.

In the video above from AVbyte, a cast of lookalike actors spoof One Direction and their upcoming movie. They replicate each guy's signature style — from Harry's luscious locks to Niall's borderline-platinum blonde hair. The boys run through the city singing about their explosion of fame, all thanks to a mister Simon Cowell, who comes off more as puppeteer than talent manager.

The musical parody even suggests which member might become the Justin Timberlake of the group and end up with a solo career in the future.

One Direction's This Is Us 3D biopic hits theaters on Aug. 30.

BONUS: 10 Unexpected Moments You Missed on the VMAs Red Carpet

1. Richard Simmons kissed Katy Perry, and he liked it.

Eccentric fitness personality Richard Simmons stunned attendees with a flashy appearance on the red carpet. The 65-year-old even stopped to kiss singer Katy Perry on the hand, to which she laughed off.
2. Fifth Harmony's Camila tried to eat us.

The playful girls of X Factor-grown Fifth Harmony, as usual, made some quirky faces along the red carpet, like when Camila appeared to want to bite us.
3. Austin Mahone flashed a red iPhone.

VMAs' Artist to Watch winner Austin Mahone pulled out his custom red-plated iPhone for Mashable. After seeing a similar one while at a Texas radio station, he had one built just for him. The artist said he's a big fan of the CNN app.
4. In a rush, Ariana Grande ran in heels.

Pre-show performer Ariana Grande rushed past fans and reporters, impressively sprinting in white heels to fulfill an on-air commitment.
5. One Direction's Liam went grunge.

The stylish guys of One Direction dressed down for the VMAs, with Liam wrapping a flannel button down around his waist, akin to some rockers from the 1990s.
6. Miley Cyrus did this and other weird stuff.

This happened.
7. TLC's Chilli proved she's still "CrazySexyCool."

TLC's T-Boz and Chilli grooved to the background music, dancing and walking from reporter to reporter.
8 Lady Gaga walked the opposite way.

While the celebrities all paraded in the same direction, a black-clad Lady Gaga and her entourage confidently walked in the opposite direction.
9. Wanz sang his favorite line from 'Thrift Shop.'

When Mashable asked Wanz, who spits lyrics in the "Thrift Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop" hit, what his favorite line from that song is, he sang it. "I wear my grandad's clothes," he sang, before Mashable's Brian Anthony Hernandez finished the lyric with him. "I look incredible."
10. Danity Kane's Shannon forgot to wear a shirt.

'N Sync wasn't the only group to reunite at the VMAs. Making the Bands' Danity Kane rejoined forces, after splitting in 2009, without D. Woods on the carpet. Shannon went shirtless underneath tuxedo blazer. And the rest were no fans of pants either.