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| Netizens Find Clues Suggesting Eddie Peng and Jolin Tsai Have Been Dating for Years |
It’s time for another episode of “celebs saying they’re just friends while serving full romcom energy on the sly.” The latest to re-enter the spotlight? None other than Mandopop legend Jolin Tsai and actor Eddie Peng, whose past romance — long thought to be buried in the early 2000s — might’ve just made a sneaky comeback.
Let’s set the scene. Way back in 2006, Jolin’s dad let slip in an interview something that all but confirmed the “open secret” that his daughter had been dating Eddie Peng. Gossip mills at the time reckoned they’d been together for three years already. But the love story didn’t go the distance — allegedly thanks to Eddie’s mum and his management not vibing with Jolin’s stage persona or her decision to keep the romance hush-hush.
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But here’s the twist: online detectives now believe that the exes might’ve quietly rekindled things as early as 2019 — and that they’ve been low-key dating for six years without a peep to the press.
Hold up — where’s the proof? We’re glad you asked.
The internet's been piecing together this love jigsaw with eagle eyes and receipts galore. Exhibit A? Valentine’s Eve 2019. Jolin posted a snap of herself holding up an orange rose, cheekily tagged with #mylove and #happyvalentinesday. Not so unusual, until you clock that the post was taken inside a bougie by-invite-only restaurant — the kind you can’t just wander into without knowing someone on the inside.
Here’s where it gets spicy. Just two days earlier, Eddie posted a photo with the restaurant’s owner — orange rose in hand. Yeah. Same flowers. Same spot. Same week. Coincidence? Fans aren’t buying it.
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If that wasn’t enough, during a media interview not long after, Jolin was asked about her love life. What did she do? Casually pulled out the same orange rose from her bag and giggled, “Even if I have [a boyfriend], I won’t tell you, okay?” Flirty much?
Fast-forward to October 2024 — Jolin jets off to Portree, a tiny scenic town in the Scottish Highlands with barely 1900 residents. She shares dreamy snaps captioned: “A healing journey, I loved it.” Very on-brand for someone smitten and needing a breather.
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Then two months later, guess what? Eddie’s film Black Dog (starring Tong Liya) gets a screening in the exact same town. Portree’s not exactly Cannes, so you can imagine why fans lost it. Another romantic getaway? Or did their travel diaries just happen to sync again?
When these breadcrumbs hit social media, fans of both stars went full tinfoil-hat mode — but in the cutest way possible. Many are hoping the former flames are giving things another go, saying they’ve always been “a perfect match” and “meant to be.”
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Meanwhile, Jolin’s got a new album titled Pleasure on the way, and whispers of a big stadium concert at the Taipei Dome by year’s end are already doing the rounds. Her career’s thriving as always — but it’s the whispers of romance that’ve got the fans buzzing.
For now, neither Jolin nor Eddie have confirmed anything. They both maintain they’re just “good friends.” But between the cryptic captions, romantic locations, matching roses, and all that perfectly-timed privacy — well, it’s giving soft-launch energy, innit?
We’ll be keeping an eye on this one — and maybe refreshing their socials a bit more than usual.