On January 18th, 5-member English-Irish boy group One Direction held a press conference for their first visit to Japan.

At the press conference, actress Horikita Maki, who claims to be a big fan of the group, made an appearance in a gorgeous Kimono and�handed them a large bunch of flowers.



Member Harry Styles said with a smile, "Japan itself is very beautiful, but Japanese women are beautiful as well. They are fashionable too." Liam Payne also said about Horikita's Kimono, "It's cool! I would like to try it on next time." They also announced that they would hold their first live concert in Japan at Makuhari Messe on November 2nd and 3rd.



Horikita revealed that she enjoys their live DVD at home and also loves to read their 'Take Me Home' limited edition yearbook. She then said to the members, "Thank you so much for coming to Japan. You have many fans supporting you from Japan."

Reportedly, the members enjoyed shopping and karaoke on the 17th. Harry said that it's only been one day since they got to Japan, but they were already having so much fun.

Unfortunately, member Zayn Malik left the conference before the question-and-answer session began. According to an insider, he was feeling sick, but it's nothing serious.

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