1D fans Think the "Drag Me Down" Video Left Space for Zayn Malik 

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One Direction Fans Think the "Drag Me Down" Video Left Space for Zayn Malik and It\'s Making Them Feel Things

It\'s been an emotional day for One Direction fans. The "Drag Me Down" video was released, which means we are officially in the post-Zayn Malik era. It\'s the first music video from the boys that doesn\'t include their former member, and understandably, it\'s turning Directioners into a puddle of emotional mush. Seriously, there might be millions of liquefied 1D fans around the world. It might be a serious situation.

But there is one thing that has taken them over the edge: the conspiracy theory that the boys left space for Zayn in the "Drag Me Down" video.

A lot of fans have poured over the space-themed video frame by frame and seem to believe that Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson intentionally left gaps in certain group shots as a nod to their estranged bro.

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Or it could be just that there are four boyband members instead of five and it\'s taking some adjustment. Though we\'d like to believe that the other theory is true because it\'s sweet and causing fans to have full-fledged meltdowns on Twitter. Others are not so convinced. 

Always leaving a space for zayn even if he isn't there #DragMeDownMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/ppYgJ6p5Uq

WHEN U REALIZED THAT DMD IS THE FIRST MV WITHOUT ZAYN BUT THERES STILL SPACE FOR ZAYN #DragMeDownMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/EqZ1WN0Jsc

THEY ARENT LEAVING SPACE FOR ZAYN HARRY IS JUST A SLOW SHIT

BUT THE BOYS STILL HAVE A SPACE FOR ZAYN... I SWEAR I'M NOT CRYING #DragMeDownMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/NEe5q1S3rE

— ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤㅤ (@sugarbabyIjp) August 21, 2015

THE SPACE BETWEEN LIAM AND HARRY IS THAT FOR ZAYN OMFG pic.twitter.com/XVbOuckRlq

ot5 stans be like "omg they left a space for zayn!!!!" #DragMeDownMusicVideoIsOut pic.twitter.com/QcQtFaKTfc

Man 1d is so shady they not only left 1 space for zayn but they left TWO pic.twitter.com/gdSxQMyM88

— sari is @school (@twerkmeharold) August 21, 2015

ZAYN's Space! MY SOUL 😭😭💔 MY HEART LEAVE ME ALONE 😣😣 #DragMeDownMusicVideo #MTVHottest One Direction pic.twitter.com/mNPRNVb1yo

— Drop DMD at Midnight (@BraveStrong93) August 21, 2015

"They left SPACE for Zayn 😭 " Me: I FIXED IT GUYS! #DragMeDownMusicVideo #harrystwitterproposal pic.twitter.com/Reyx6pv5OF

#DragMeDownMusicVideo the music video is more than perfect!!!! i love the idea that there is a space left for Zayn,brings tears to my eyes!!

the boys didn't purposely "leave space for zayn" what do you want them to do be all stacked lmao yall over analyse everything

THE EMPTY SPACE WAS FOR ZAYN DONT TALK TO ME pic.twitter.com/mxzSXG5kdX

— Harry styles (@harrysthighs) August 21, 2015

yo i dont wanna sound rude but just bc they're a bit far apart from each other doesn't mean that's "a space for zayn" he's GONE, get over it

No one left space for Zayn gosh can y'all not make everything about Zayn like damn! https://t.co/njgOMGs8MU

READ: Fans set up actual memorials when Zayn Malik left One Direction

THEY LEFT A SPACE FOR ZAYN LEAVE ME ALONE #DragMeDownMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/j6gtdef7s1

— s loves z ୭̥*ॱ (@invisibleziam) August 21, 2015

they left a space for zayn Whole fandom; #DMDVEVORECORD #DragMeDownMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/w09YJ0Xanc

there's always have a space between boys each other and i think the space is for zayn😂

people really think they left space for zayn in the dmd music video lmaoooo okay if that helps you, you do you

CAN WE ALL TALK ABOUT HOW THEY NEVER FORGET TO LEAVE A SPACE FOR ZAYN IM CRYING BLOOD #DragMeDownMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/7JzXYsenwR

THEY ACTUALLY LEAVE THAT SPACE THERE SO THAT WE CAN INSERT ZAYN , IM SO HAPPY #DRAGMEDOWNMUSICVIDEO pic.twitter.com/Im1m6BQh8M

— WATCH DRAG ME DOWN (@zlayinmalik) August 21, 2015

OMG in the video everyone was standing four inches apart except for harry who was five ITS A SPACE FOR ZAYN OMG

yall think they sat and thought "let's leave a space for zayn because he left the band we need to do this" smh stfu pic.twitter.com/nOXSPv5HX9

Why do the boys always leave a space in between them can Zayn come back already or

IF THEYRE REALLY LEAVING A SPACE FOR ZAYN I SWEAR TO GOD I WILL LOSE IT OHMYGOD #DragMeDownMusicVideo #MTVHottest 1D pic.twitter.com/fE5vCPhuVJ

omg they didnt leave space for zayn sometimes yall over analyze shit

Yall pray for my boys in 1D, aint nothin wrong with them but Zayn been gone for 5mo & they stil leave space for him pic.twitter.com/aeEbWGOqvN

HOW IS THISBLEAVING A SPACE FOR ZAYN THEY WERE WALKING ALL TOGETHER FIFKJF pic.twitter.com/NAyVBHoNqs

OMG they left some space for zayn 😭😭😭😭😭😒😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/a8m2n3jFko

They always left space for Zayn, Im emotional. #DragMeDownVevoRecord #DragMeDownMusicVideoIsOut pic.twitter.com/DFfSp4kxvE

— OTRA//8 dAYS (@The_Fangirl21) August 21, 2015

When you realized theres still space for zayn #DragMeDownMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/QgFRL5REAA

What do you guys think? Was the gap in the video a little ode to Zayn or are 1D fans reading

too much into it? We can commiserate; you should have seen the overanalyzing we were doing when NSYNC first broke up. It got rough.

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