Jeanette Aw and Qi Yuwu (MediaCorp)
2. Jeanette Aw and Qi Yuwu
The likely successors to local TV's evergreen golden couple (see above). The popular starlet and the Guangzhou-born heartthrob made a splash with their inaugural coupling in the swim drama The Champion. Two more shows together in The Peak in 2007 and the hugely successful Little Nyonya in 2008, and boom, they're inseparable, at least in the eyes of the audiences here. Sorry Dai Yangtian, your triple whammy of Jeanette-leanings in Little Nyonya, the Peranakan Ball stage musical, and last year's blockbuster drama Together have yet to shatter the pedestal against local viewers and the media can't seem to cope with a separation between the two. Remember the hue and cry when their meant-to-be characters in Little Nyonya eventually did not wind up together, like children being told the Grinch stole Christmas.
Reel to Real chances: 20% Both parties have expressed genuine affection for each other in their own interviews but it's always noticeably limited to their profession i.e. great chemistry. And now with a certain Mr. Dai in the picture. We say the chances of a love triangle (juicy!) are higher than a romance to be found out.