Taiwan pop singer Jay Chou has formally announced that he is in love with Taiwan's No.1 beauty host, Patty Hou. (Photo: Sina)

(Photo: Guangzhou Daily)

Taiwan pop singer Jay Chou has formally announced that he is in love with Taiwan's No.1 beauty host, Patty Hou. (File photo)

    BEIJING Feb. 21 -- Taiwan pop singer Jay Chou has formally announced that he is in love with Taiwan's No.1 beauty host, Patty Hou.

    Chou, 26, and Hou, 27, met last August at a TV show. They were seen shopping together in Tokyo during the Chinese New Year holidays in a close relationship. Although Chou had denied the relationship with Hou, saying that they had met in Tokyo coincidentally and had no time even for coffee, photos showing them in intimate situations were published on the cover of a Taiwan magazine last Friday. Chou held a press conference immediately after the photos appeared and admitted he was dating Hou.

    "We have just started (the relationship) and I hope everything will go well," Chou said.

    He said his family was happy with their relationship, particularly his grandmother

    , whom Chou respected the most.

    When asked about his relationship with Jolin Cai, also a pop singer in Taiwan and previously rumored to be his girlfriend, Chou said he and Cai had always been good friends.

    (Source: Shenzhen Daily)