Sometime in 2008, Vic Del Rosario of
VIVA media franchise decided to form a boyband under his recording company
VIVA Records, which became known as
XLR8. Several members joined and left but the last to seal the final eight members was commercial model, aspiring actor and VIVA's contract talent Muhlach. In early 2011, Viva Records confirmed that XLR8 members Hideaki Torio and Muhlach would be temporarily leaving the group to film the new TV series
Bagets: Just Got Lucky which aired on
TV5. Because of this, GMA, the channel that is responsible for broadcasting
Party Pilipinas, had temporarily suspended the two members from performing at any GMA-sponsored events and allowed them to perform at any non-GMA sponsored events. In 2017 Muhlach received his biggest acting break when he was cast as the lead role in the action movie
Double Barrel. ==Personal life==