One Direction On The Wanted: 'The More, The Merrier'

There's something happening right now. That something is a British boy band explosion, led by One Direction and the Wanted. While 1D touts candy-coated love affairs in their music, the Wanted are selling ones that are enjoyed best with an adult beverage. While they each cater to different audiences, one thing they have in common is that girls absolutely love them.

As both bands bring their signature charms to the states, having already conquered their native U.K., many fans are wondering if there's any rivalry, friendly or otherwise, brewing between the two. One Directioner Niall Horan assures MTV News that everything's cool between the two groups.

"We all know each other. It's the same in the U.K. as it is here, everyone knows each other," he explained. "And, we haven't seen the Wanted in a while. We just haven't been in the same place at the same time. They're really nice guys. And every time we've met them, we've had a good laugh with them. The more, the merrier! Let's bring the British invasion over here and show them what we got, I suppose."

One Direction dropped their debut album, Up All Night this month and became the first English act to debut at #1. Meanwhile, the Wanted will drop their U.S. self-titled debut next month, riding the wave off their hit single, "Glad You Came."

But, it's not just boy bands that U.S. audiences are buying and loving, there's a full-on British invasion, as Horan called it, which reaches far beyond just pop groups, but also includes chart-topping pop divas. "It's pretty cool," he said. "Adele and us and Jessie J and the Wanted, it's all very good."