'We're blasting the song as loud as we possibly can play it so we all feel it, and I remember there was a small group, between 10 and 15 people, gathering. 'I will say there was one moment where it was close to sunset, and they were singing as we were walking on the beach, really close to the water,' He said. Urbano also recalled the moment he realized how popular One Direction would be. How to meet girls in America? You're not going to have a problem with that.' Because they had no idea what was in store for them.' He recalled one of the singers, who he did not name, saying: ''Is it the same in Europe? Where do you meet girls at in America?' And I just remember thinking to myself, 'Oh, man, you're going to have security to keep girls away from you. He told Entertainment Weekly that the bandmembers were still naive as to how popular they would be. John Urbano, who directed the music video, spoke to Entertainment Weekly for the 10th anniversary of One Direction's debut album 'Up All Night,' which featured the hit single. Their success started with their hit debut single 'What Makes You Beautiful,' which was released alongside the band's first music video starring bandmembers Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, and Niall Horan.

One Direction was one of the most successful boy bands of all time before their hiatus in 2015 after Zayn Malik left the band. The director for One Direction's first music video told Entertainment Weekly that one of the band members asked him about talking to girls in America during the filming of the video. Urbano recalled that an unnamed bandmember was worried about meeting girls after moving to America. John Urbano spoke to Entertainment Weekly for the 10th anniversary of One Direction's debut album. The director for One Direction's first music video said a singer asked about talking to girls. Christopher Polk/AMA2014/Getty Images for DCP

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