This is so much more important than that time he let a tendril fall into a curl in the middle of his forehead on a red carpet once.
For those of you yet to clap eyes on his hair's latest offering, behold it in all its majesty. Or, to put it another way, he just got the man pony lopped off.
Here Ya go pic.twitter.com/T9XofRz1S9
— zaynmalik1D (@zaynmalik) January 17, 2015
As a result, the following tweets have been streaming in with the hashtag #ZaynYourSelfieKilledUs. NATURALLY MOST OF THE POSTS ARE IN CAPS, and reviews are mixed.
"@BandsandBoyband: AFTER FINDING OUT THE HAIR STYLE ZAYN HAS NOW #ZaynYourSelfieKilledUs pic.twitter.com/ULmfIDFaza"
— jenna (@OMFGITSCALUM) January 19, 2015
"@invisibleziam: THE FANDOM STARING AT ZAYN'S SELFIE LIKE #BRITSONEDIRECTION #ZaynYourSelfieKilledUs pic.twitter.com/yepBYtyGUs" TRUE!
— atiqah.., (@chocolatexljp) January 19, 2015
Zayn malik is the reason for my heart attacks #ZaynYourSelfieKilledUs pic.twitter.com/BXNnjKJzh7
— queen gomez (@itspaynomofo) January 19, 2015
"ZAYN POSTED A SELFIE" "ZAYN'S NEW HAIRCUT" "ZAYN'S HAPPY" "ZAYN'S ACTIVE" FANDOM RN : #ZaynYourSelfieKilledUs pic.twitter.com/yTYsSTK0O4
— Just me (@Lea_Roux) January 19, 2015
BLAME HARRY #ZaynYourSelfieKilledUs pic.twitter.com/J6gDyLlJf1
— One Direction (@Harry7tyles) January 19, 2015
PERRIE IS THE LUCKIEST WOMAN ALIVE #ZaynYourSelfieKilledUs pic.twitter.com/9zGkZvkIL8
— h.s. (@pinkfloydharold) January 18, 2015
Zayn's hair gives me chestpains #BRITONEDIRECTION
— Niam af (@HidingNouis) January 19, 2015
i dont even know if i deserve to see such magnificence, it's an honor to be a witness of his beauty #ZaynYourSelfieKilledUs
— back from hell (@iCRYZIALL) January 18, 2015
ZAYNS NEW HAIR STYLE IS SO DISRESPECTFUL IM SO UPSET IM CRUKNG TJIS ISNT FAIR I HATE LIFE WHO DOES HE TBINK HE IS IMVWJA
— sara //: (@sarairwinx) January 18, 2015
AND SO ON...