Joel was my favorite from the group, and I know he's not quitting music altogether and we'll still see him, but its still disappointing, especially because I had bought tickets to their concert last year that got cancelled due to the pandemic. I was waiting for them to be able to tour again and reschedule the dates but now I won't be able to see them all together. 
I definitely could tell that Joel didn't seem to feel as close with the others the way the rest of them did with each other; there were a few group vacations that the rest of the guys took together and Joel went to visit family or did something with his friends instead. But I still kind of always thought that Joel wouldn't like to have a solo career as much because he was the most shy and one who liked doing interviews the least, so I thought he would always want to have the others to share the spotlight with. But I guess Zayn was the same way. I wish Joel and the rest of the group success, but I still hope they reunite as some point as well.
I definitely could tell that Joel didn't seem to feel as close with the others the way the rest of them did with each other; there were a few group vacations that the rest of the guys took together and Joel went to visit family or did something with his friends instead. But I still kind of always thought that Joel wouldn't like to have a solo career as much because he was the most shy and one who liked doing interviews the least, so I thought he would always want to have the others to share the spotlight with. But I guess Zayn was the same way. I wish Joel and the rest of the group success, but I still hope they reunite as some point as well.