Back in 2013 Fans Worldwide smashed Twitter trending with #5iveReunion. After this being so positive, fans worldwide came together to create the idea of an International Five Day. 'A day online where Five fans could hang out with buddies, play games, chat about the music and help Five get onto the Twitter trending board.' Fans wrote a letter to the lads to let them know of the idea.
The date was picked as May 5th - Fifth day of the fifth month.. 2014 - 5ive Day began with games, challenges and a lot of laughter.
In 2016, it was becoming impossible to squeeze in all the fun to one day. Fans decided to have a week long celebrating instead. This included having a day to thank each member leading up to the main day.
April 30th - #JBrownDay
May 1st - #AbzDay
May 2nd - #SeanDay
May 3rd - #ScottDay
May 4th (be with you) - #RitchieDay
May 5th - #5iveDay
This brings us to now, Fans will be doing it all over again this year in 2022, to celebrate Five's 25th Anniversary year.
Quick FAQ: Why the '5' in 5iveDay? Some 90s Fans still use 5ive as the band name. No one knows how it started. Also, Using a 5 instead of an F makes it easier to trend as lots of subjects use #F-ive.
Five Get Involved
The lads have taken part in Five Day in their own ways. Here are a FEW screenshots and video we found in the archieves.
Five lads have greeted and thanked their fans with nice Tweets:
Five have popped online to play the games. Here's are some favourite moments:
2018 Scott recorded a cover song for first time in two years to celebrate Scott Day
2019 Abz let Fans hear an unreleased solo song for the week. It was then put back into the mysterious Love vault.
The lads have done various Live Q and As random years, especially in the era of periscope app.
Scott co-hosts the Big Drive Home show on Radio Essex. In recent years he has said Happy 5iveDay and told some fun stories during the airtime. Tune into Radio Essex on Scott Day and 5ive Day, you never know what you might hear.
Paper Dolls
5iveDay has some mascots. Ina in Brazil first designed these paper dolls around 2014.
She created different outfits and updated hair cuts each year. These dolls were printable so fans everywhere could have their very own.
Worldwide
To show just how far and wide the Five vibes STILL spreads, fans who joined in past and present 5iveDay's filled in this map:
Radio
In 2016 there was a whole hour celebrating Five and FiveDay on the SouthWaves radio; PopShow. This included old tunes and an interview with massive fan (and 5iveDay original) Dasha.
Interviewer: Jamie Dyer
In 2021 the Big Drive Home show on Radio Essex (Scott co-hosts this show) had Five's 'Let's Dance' as part of the title fight to celebrate 5iveDay
Past Games
Here is an example of past games. Feel free to play them now. You can still Tweet your answers with #5iveDay Click an image to view bigger
Past challenges included; make up your own Five dance routine, dress as a member of Five, draw a Five member. Feel free to save the next image and have a go at drawing a Five member
2022
April 30th - #JBrownDay
May 1st - #AbzDay
May 2nd - #SeanDay
May 3rd - #ScottDay
May 4th (be with you) - #RitchieDay
May 5th - #5iveDay
Head over to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram on 5th May. Follow @5iveDay. Use #5iveDay and have fun ;)
So here's how it started..
Scott co-hosts the Big Drive Home show on Radio Essex. In recent years he has said Happy 5iveDay and told some fun stories during the airtime.
