![German Take That fans during the group’s farewell performance on the ZDF program ‘Wetten, dass...?’ on March 30, 1996 in Düsseldorf.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/VSWIS3H4UFHAHBXWJAKNIB2QCE.jpg?auth=29731dd6f47821d4e1fabfca2ece9b0521ed63bad0a7e44a5de8ea3323a12449&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
From Beatles lawsuits to the Take That hotline: How band break-ups have traumatized their fans
Zayn Malik quit One Direction and drew distraught reactions. BTS have gone on military service, leaving their career (and their fans) in turmoil. The separation of a group can sometimes be worse than a romantic breakup