Former One Direction member Louis Tomlinson, in his Billboard cover story published on January 13, reacted to BTS's success.

"That's the nature of the music industry, it keeps moving," the singer adds in his Billboard cover story.

The former boyband singer has mixed feelings about the K-pop group's ascent.

The British singer is currently gearing up to release his next solo album ‘How Did I Get Here?’, slated to drop on January 23 ...

Tomlinson admitted that there were moments when it seemed like BTS was surpassing records once associated with One ...

Louis Tomlinson has had a front-row seat to the changing landscape of global pop music, from his record-breaking days with One Direction to witnessing new acts rise to international fame. Recently, he ...

In a recent interview with Billboard, One Direction's Louis Tomlinson reflected on witnessing BTS' rise, admitting that while he doesn't closely follow newer groups, BTS' dominance was impossible to ...

Louis Tomlinson says no band - not even BTS - can emulate One Direction. The 34-year-old star is a member of one of the ...

In a Billboard cover story published Monday, Jan 12, 2026, British singer and One Direction member Louis Tomlinson reflected on BTS breaking several of the band’s records. Tomlinson acknowledged the ...

One Direction and BTS are two iconic boy groups that have defined pop music for years. With two strong fandoms at their disposal, they’ve become unrivaled in their own sense. During a chat with ...