http://docs.com - The members of One Direction are former cast offs from the British version of the singing competition The X Factor whom producer and media mastermind Simon Cowell threw together as a group in 2010.Cowell is also a producer on This Is Us. Before they d even cut their first album they d already established a massive following thanks to the television exposure and the instantaneous global reach of Twitter.They are a confection held together by hair product and harmony. But you can see the allure of them the 11 year old in me who loved Duran Duran lead singer Simon Le Bon gets the giddy giggly sensation they produce.