article_snippet: One Direction was greeted with merriment by social media users... although there were some loyal fans who found it 'disrespectful' Zayn Malik's announced it 'disrespectful' Zayn Malik was quitting One Direction after five years on Wednesday .
article_snippet: its swift response did however come under fire from the chart-topping boyband's loyal fanbase, the Directioners.
article_snippet: Kariss Ainsworth praised the German budget supermarket for their 'genius marketing' On Wednesday, Zayn Malik quit One Direction after five years.
article_snippet: User Jenn Reid has made the decision to bow out of the chart-topping boy band, leaving Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson to continue as a four-piece. '
article_snippet: Zayn said in a statement released to MailOnline on Wednesday afternoon: 'My life with One Direction has been more than I could ever have imagined.
article_snippet: Has the news of Zayn Malik leaving One Direction left you feeling listless, down in the dumps, and heartbroken?