One Direction has bid farewell to their fans in a series of heartfelt tweets the day after the boys performed together for the last time before a planned 2016 hiatus.
The group performed a medley of new songs on The X Factor UK on Sunday night, and bowed out as a group on Monday.
Taking to Twitter to wish fans a happy Christmas, Niall Horan wrote, "5 of the best years of our lives so far... Thank you all so much for your incredible support. I hope you guys realise what you've done for us.
"Can't thank you enough to be honest... Don't worry, we'll be back... Looking forward to chilling for a while now."
5 of the best years of our lives so far.. Thank you all so much for your incredible support .I hope you guys realise what you've done for us
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) December 14, 2015
Can't thank you enough to be honest ... Don't worry , we'll be back .. Looking forward to chilling for a while now
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) December 14, 2015
Meanwhile, bandmate Harry Styles, who recently suggested the group would be taking 18 months off to concentrate on solo endeavors, added, "To you, you have changed our lives and no words will ever be good enough to thank you for what we have done together... You are the greatest team mates we have ever known. Thank you."
To you, you have changed our lives and no words will ever be good enough to thank you for what we have done together.
— Harry Styles. (@Harry_Styles) December 14, 2015
You are the greatest team mates we have ever known. Thank you.
— Harry Styles. (@Harry_Styles) December 14, 2015
And Liam Payne opted to leave the fans with a little humor, tweeting, "Off to the job centre... Hope it all works out."
"Just kidding," he added. "Honestly thank you so much to everyone look at all the amazing things we have done together like wtf man."
Off to the job centre ... Hope it all works out
— Liam (@Real_Liam_Payne) December 14, 2015
Just kidding ... Honestly thank you so much to everyone look at all the amazing things we have done together like wtf man 😶😶😶😲
— Liam (@Real_Liam_Payne) December 14, 2015
The boy band first found success on The X Factor UK in 2010.