One Direction disband: Directioners react to reports that band are to take 'at least a year' out

The band are to reportedly take a break from March 2016

Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson of One Direction perform on ABC's 'Good Morning America' at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on August 4, 2015 in New York City. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

One Direction fans are flooding Twitter with frantic posts about reports that their favourite band is to disband for "at least a year".

Directioners had their Sunday evenings ruined by reports that Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan are set to part ways for at least a year from March 2016, and focus on their solo careers.

A source told The Sun that after five years, the members "fully deserve to have at least a year to work on their own projects."

However, they stressed the break is "definitely not a split" and the band will return "at some time in the future.”

An official spokesman for the band told the Press Association: "We don't comment on speculation."

With the band's future apparently hanging in the balance, fans have taken to Twitter to vent their emotions.

Others simply refused to believe the reports.

And in a confusing twist, others were happy that the band were apparently taking a well-earned break.

Directioners were already been rocked by the news that Zayn Malik was quitting the band in March, saying he wanted to live like a "normal" 22-year-old.