FIRST THING'S FIRST! Start by learning their names, including Zayn.
Then, like everyone else in this fandom, proceed with the silent rule of initiation: watch "one direction funny moments" on YouTube for roughly 72310 hours straight.
It is vital that you learn all facts that involve the boys. Birthdays, birth places, family members, childhood, fears, personality traits, etc. All of this is basic knowledge. By the time you become a full time fan, you'll be more excited to celebrate THEIR birthdays rather than your own!
Of course, you must know the music. Knowing the lyrics to every single song is a MUST. Bonus points if you have the live version of songs memorized as well. Lyric changes (Gotta Be You lyric changes from their Up All Night tour in 2012 are a classic), alternate versions (raggae Last First Kiss), note changes (Liam and Harry in Fireproof and Through The Dark I sWEAR I ALMOST LAID AN EGG WHEN I FIRST HEARD THOSE NOTE CHANGES ALSKFHSJDJJAKDKDJFKZURUZUFJZBWJKZKDLZBDJZJDKZKDZ), and limited edition songs like Another World, Magic, I Shoulda Kissed You, Na Na Na, Truly Madly Deeply, and Irresistible.
You will want lots of merchandise, if your finances allow. The amount of 1D merchandise you own does not define how much of a fan you are.
And you can't forget social media! Follow the boys on Twitter and Instagram. Those are the places (and tumblr) where you will find vital information about the boys' current locations, recent activities, interviews, performances, everything you can think of. Thanks to social media over the summer, the fans made a project to promote their song, No Control (not released as a single), from their album titled FOUR. Thousands upon thousands of us were slamming radio stations across the world with requests to hear the song-- enough to make No Control an official single.
Follow those steps, and you'll be on your way to stanning (obsessing over) 1D like a pro.
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