Artist Nikko Natividad admitted that he felt sad about the disbandment of Hashtags at a media conference with the press, including LionhearTV, on September 8, 2022.
Natividad recounted how the pandemic impacted the It’s Showtime boy group.
“Siyempre nalungkot po, kasi nasanay kami na five years ka araw-araw na pumapasok sa work. At noong nawala ‘yung It’s Showtime, sabi nila, two weeks lang pahinga tayo dahil pandemic.’ Hindi na nakabalik.”
However, he highlighted how their disbandment helped push them to pursue their solo careers.
“Pero, dahil naman po doon, nakakapag-teleserye na po ako as Nikko Natividad, kinukuha na ako sa movie as ako, kumbaga kanya-kanya na kami gawa ng name, parang sila McCoy po, si Wilbert, si Ronnie, kumbaga kanya-kanya na kami.”
Natividad discussed how social media helped the group remain relevant and visible to their fans amid the pandemic.
“Wala na rin po kami, kumbaga nagkanya-kanya na rin po kami. Aminin na po natin, hindi lang kami official na nagsabi na nabuwag na, pero doon na rin naman po papunta ‘yun. Talagang ‘yung grupo magkakanya-kanya.
“Natuwa lang po kasi kahit noong naghiwa-hiwalay po kami, nakakapit ako sa mga tao gamit ‘yung social media. Kumbaga ang dami ko pong show na out of town shows na nakakatuwa po ‘yung bungad nila sa akin na fina-follow kita sa social media, nakakatuwa ka. Followers mo ko, kahit lalaki, babae, bata, matanda, na even nasabi ko ibang klase talaga ‘yung platform ng social media, parang channel na rin siya na napapanood siya.”
Natividad joined It’s Showtime’s Gandang Lalake segment in 2014, which led him to become part of the noontime boy group Hashtags. He entered Pinoy Big Brother in 2016 with McCoy De Leon as a ‘2 in 1’ housemate.
Aside from variety and reality TV shows, Natividad worked on the Kapamilya action series, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano and Hanggang Saan. He also joined the cast of Niña Niño and the Kangks Show.
