 Rico, Marvin and Dominic's on-screen chemistry was first seen in the network's Saturday youth oriented show "Gimik" from 1997 to 1999.At that time, they were not performing yet as a group but they were close friends off-cam despite their solo careers as young actors.After "Gimik" was cancelled, the trio would continue appearing in different ABS-CBN programs, mostly on primetime soap operas.