/ Source: TODAY
One Direction fans across the world are still coping with last month's announcement that Zayn Malik would be leaving the group, but life must go on.
And now the band has taken its first step: One Direction has released an official photo without Malik.
The photo shows Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson as a four-piece group for the first time.
Malik's departure has been hard for fans and the band alike. Hour after his departure, Styles was seen wiping tears from his eyes during a concert in Indonesia.
We all knew this time would come, but that doesn't make it sting any less.