Editing 98 Degrees (section)

===2003–2012: Hiatus===
In 2003, the group went on hiatus. At the time, Drew Lachey stated that 98 Degrees had not broken up.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Billboard Staff |date=2002-04-08 |title=Billboard Bits: 98 Degrees, Kevin Hearn, Napster |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/billboard-bits-98-degrees-kevin-hearn-napster-76186/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> During the hiatus, Drew and his wife had their first daughter shortly after he won the second season of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''. Nick Lachey married Jessica Simpson in October 2002 and released two solo albums, ''[[SoulO]]'' and ''[[What's Left of Me (album)|What's Left of Me]]'', with the latter being released around the time of his divorce from Simpson in 2006. Timmons released the solo album ''[[Whisper That Way]]'' and participated in the [[VH1]] reality TV series, ''[[Mission Man Band]]''. Jeffre ran for mayor of [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], and worked on independent media projects.

The band reunited in 2004 to perform on ''Nick & Jessica's Family Christmas'' TV special. In September 2005, 98 Degrees performed at Club Purgatory in [[Over-the-Rhine]] to support Jeffre in his candidacy for mayor of Cincinnati.