Whenever new celebrity couples admit their relationship on television, the public usually wishes that their relationships last.

But romantic relationships in showbiz are not always as magical as we often see on soap operas or movies.

Unfortunately, some of them also experience "lovers' quarrels," while others have bittersweet endings.

Before we move on to a new year, PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) recalls in this list the showbiz couples who gave us the "kilig" feeling at the start but made us sigh out of sadness in the end.

KC CONCEPCION AND PIOLO PASCUAL. This was on the rumor mill for several weeks before the singer-actress KC Concepcion finally admitted on The Buzz that she and Piolo Pascual had already broken up.

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It may be recalled that before her admission, there were a couple of times that they were reported to have already split up, but both refused to comment on the issue.

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When KC left for Paris last October, more people speculated that her relationship with the singer-actor was really on the rocks.

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But no matter how many times entertainment reporters prodded her to talk about the status of her relationship with Piolo, KC was firm in saying, "Malalaman niyo rin sa takdang panahon."

When that moment came, which was her exclusive interview with Boy Abunda, she revealed: "Masakit man sabihin... siguro nag-fail din ako dahil hindi ako yung kailangan niya sa buhay niya. Or, hindi ako yung hinahanap niya sa buhay niya. And hindi, hindi ko mabigay sa kanya yung kailangan niya."

Piolo remained silent about the breakup.

In fact, his only statement about this was, "Hindi naman biro yung pinagdaanan naming dalawa."

RHIAN RAMOS AND DJ MO TWISTER. Rhian and DJ Mo's split was probably one of the most controversial breakups in local showbiz.