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Watch 5 Seconds of Summer Choose to Eat ‘Death Wings’ Rather Than Rank Each Other’s Solo Albums
5 Seconds of Summer appeared on the YouTube series Hot Ones Versus, where the band faced off against each other with spicy chicken wings, personal questions and comic dares rather than dishing out honest opinions. The episode, part of First We Feast's competitive spin-off of Hot Ones, saw members repeatedly choose to eat extremely hot "death wings" instead of answering awkward prompts, such as ranking each other's solo albums or revealing personal financial details.
The episode, posted on 21 July, featured Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin taking on challenges including a mock fashion show, a hands-free pizza-passing game and a round of musical chairs made hotter by an extra dab of "The Last Dab" sauce. Clifford ultimately won the competition, prompting him to jokingly challenge former One Direction member Niall Horan to take on all four band members in a future episode.
In short
- 5SOS avoided personal questions by eating "death wings" on Hot Ones Versus.
- Members faced dares including a fashion show and musical chairs.
- Michael Clifford won and challenged Niall Horan to a future episode.
Explained simply
5 Seconds of Summer are an Australian pop-rock band made up of Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin. The group became widely known in the 2010s, and its members have also released music as solo artists.
Hot Ones Versus is a spin-off of First We Feast’s Hot Ones, a YouTube series known for interviews over increasingly spicy chicken wings. In the spin-off, guests compete in games and face questions or dares, with eating a very hot wing sometimes offered as an alternative.
The format puts the bandmates’ friendships and public personas on show as well as their ability to handle the heat. Questions about solo albums also touch on how each member’s individual work relates to the group’s shared career.