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Co-star Conundrum
Who is Jennifer Garner’s best match?

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Photo by Scott Garfield/Courtesy of ABC

Jennifer Garner may be dating Ben Affleck, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a wide array of other leading men available to her. She did divorce her “Felicity” co-star Scott Foley, and then started dating her “Alias” opposite, Michael Vartan.

Now there happens to be two Korean American men — both veterans of the Bond film, “Die Another Day” — caught up in the Garner mix. Competition for Ben?

The “Die Another Day” and “The Fast and the Furious” bad boy continued his nefarious ways when he played Garner’s nemesis, Tamazaki, in the two-hour season premiere of “Alias” on Jan. 5. Yune’s intense personality might be a bit much for Garner, whose past suggests she likes mellow guys … but then again, good girls always seem to have a thing for bad boys.

WHAT HE’S GOT GOING FOR HIM:
Businessman: In case the acting thing doesn’t work out, he has that degree from Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and experience working as a trader on Wall Street to fall back on.

Tough Enough: At 19, he qualified for the Olympic trials in taekwondo.

Man Of Steel: Bulging biceps and washboard abs — if you’re in to that sort of thing.

Photo by Vivian Zink/Courtesy of ABC

Will Yun Lee
(Co-starring in “Elektra”)

Soft-spoken and good-natured, Lee would never try to steal the spotlight from Garner, unless they were sharing the screen like they did in the film “Elektra,” which comes out on Jan. 14. Playing enemy Kirigi, Lee flamingo-kicks his way through the story. But all of his moves weren’t just an act; he is actually a black belt in taekwondo, which means he can truly kick some ass. Garner and Lee could have fun matching each other blow for blow, and Lee’s earthy/urban flavor might intrigue the girl from West Virginia.

WHAT HE’S GOT GOING FOR HIM:
Beauty King: Voted one of People magazine’s “Fifty Most Beautiful People in the World.”

Brawny Brain: Received an athletic scholarship to the University of California, Berkeley.

Good Guy: Enjoys working with youth, including a stint at the nonprofit East Bay Asian Youth Center in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Ben Affleck
(Co-starring in real life)

Affleck has attracted beautiful women like Gwyneth Paltrow and, of course, J. Lo. But now, pound for pound, Garner has got bigger guns than Affleck, and she is even whooping him in the career department (“Gigli” and “Surviving Christmas” anyone?). Even if Garner is comfortable being the muscle in the relationship, history has shown that Bens and Jens just shouldn’t mix.

Photo by Doane Gregory/Courtesy of 20th Century Fox

WHAT HE’S GOT GOING FOR HIM:
Academy Award Winner: Does it really matter that Matt Damon was probably the brain behind “Good Will Hunting,” for which the two won Best Original Screenplay?

Mr. Responsibility: In 2000, he encouraged Harvard to increase its minimum wage for its janitors. And when he had an alcohol abuse problem, he checked himself into rehab.

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