The Ultimate Guide To Boyband 3.0: The Wanted Vs. One Direction

Have you heard? Boybands are in again. Here's everything you need to know about the two biggest groups right now: The Wanted and One Direction. It's NSYNC vs. BSB all over again. PICK YOUR TEAM.

Both bands are British:

Well mostly. One member of each band is Irish.

Meet The Wanted:

Meet One Direction:

The Wanted's ages:

One Direction's ages:

The Wanted were formed in 2009 through a mass audition:

One Direction was discovered on the UK version of X-Factor:

The Wanted's big hit:

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One Direction's big hit:

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Adorable interview with The Wanted:

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As seen on VH1 Morning Buzz.

Adorable interview with One Direction:

The Wanted shirtless:

One Direction shirtless:

The Wanted breaking records:

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One Direction breaking records:

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A member of The Wanted (Jay) messing around with a fan:

A member of One Direction (Niall) messing around with a fan:

The Wanted's nude photo scandal:

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Jay was apparently caught jerking off or something on Chat Roulette. You can seet he picture here.

One Direction's nude photo scandal:

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Harry had a nude photo of him leak onto the Internet. You can see that picture here.

Two members from One Direction kissing:

Two members from The Wanted kissing:

A slow jam by The Wanted:

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A slow jam by One Direction:

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The Wanted messing around:

One Direction messing around:

The Wanted with dog:

One Direction with dogs:

The Wanted wearing suits:

One Direction wearing suits:

The Wanted embracing their gay fans:

GT is a gay magazine.

A member of One Direction embracing gay fans:

The Wanted acoustic:

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As seen on VH1 Morning Buzz.

One Direction acoustic:

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And here are some more pictures of both bands for comparison:

The Wanted:

One Direction:

The Wanted:

One Direction:

The Wanted:

One Direction:

So, what team are you on?!?!