When actress Jeanette Aw announced her departure from Mediacorp and her management company Hype Records in 2018, it sent shockwaves through the local showbiz scene.

After all, she was a well-loved actress who had played many iconic characters in local dramas, from Yamamoto Yueniang in The Little Nyonya (2008) to Zhao Feier in The Dream Makers (2013).