The world almost came to a full stop one day in 2015 when One Direction announced they would soon go on hiatus. But who could blame them, right? The guys shot to superstardom almost immediately after The X Factor and didn’t stop releasing albums and touring the world for five straight years. What harm could a little much-deserved time off do? Major, it turned out. Directioners were still experiencing the heartbreak of Zayn Malik leaving the band earlier that year. Suddenly, the end no one wanted to even fathom was foreseeable, and the world was freaking out.

The boys have repeatedly reassured fans that they’re not splitting up, but merely taking time off to work on solo material. But whether we’re talking about a Nick Carter situation — where he came back to the Backstreet Boys after his solo stint — or a Justin Timberlake one — where ‘NSYNC is merely a nostalgia evoker on the singer’s solo stage — is unclear. So what are Directioners going to do with our lives during this hiatus? We have no one left!...Well, not exactly.

Today, a boy band is pretty much any number of young male artists with a large female following. You dance, you don’t dance, you play instruments, you don’t…it’s irrelevant. You’re a boy band. And even though the biggest boy band of them all is taking a break, the market of cute, harmonizing dudes is thriving. Here are 12 that will help you fill that Direction-less void in your heart.

1. 5 Seconds of Summer

The obvious second in line for the One Direction throne is 5 Seconds of Summer. Not only did the groups tour together in 2013 for the Take Me Home Tour, but they’re the second most popular band whose members are boys with a strong female following (they thoroughly dislike the tag “boy band”). While they’re not a boy band in the traditional sense, they are a band of guys who play mainstream music. The tag is inevitable. But we get it! They play instruments and write their own songs and don’t dance to bubblegum pop. What they are doing, however, is spearheading a pop-punk revival, picking up where bands like Good Charlotte and Simple Plan left off in the early 2000s. Songs like “Good Girls,” “Don’t Stop,” and “Jet Black Heart” serve as a window into the teenage psyche raging with hormones and angst, making them very relatable to their fan base.

2. FLY

A group that does take cues from One Direction is Brazilian boy band FLY. The trio’s sound flirts with pop and indie coffee-house rock and features sugary vocals and light rap that make it difficult not to fall for. After being discovered on YouTube, FLY began their career in 2013 with “Quero Você” and quickly made it into Brazil’s mainstream. Their songs, such as “Seus Detalhes” and “Cabelos de Algodão,” are breaths of fresh air for their simplicity and mellow vibe.

3. Il Volo

In terms of originality and talent, no one rivals Il Volo and its pop-opera. Yes, you read that correctly, opera that’s pop. Back in 2009, Gianluca Ginoble, Piero Barone, and Ignazio Boschetto auditioned for an Italian variety show singing competition, only to have the creator team them up. The rest is history: Il Volo has successfully swept the Italian and even Latin markets with their passionate ballads and powerhouse vocals. Not only have they captured the attention of classical music fans, but their love symphonies like “L'amore Si Muove,” “Per Te Ci Sarò,” and “Grande Amore,” have won them the attention of young adults and teenage girls alike.

4. EXO