Eric Chou no longer in the market

Compiled by C. ARUNO and BENJAMIN LEE

TAIWANESE singer-songwriter Eric Chou announced that he is finally off the market and engaged to be married, Sin Chew Daily reported.

The 27-year-old posted a photo of himself with his fiancee Dacie Chao along with the caption “Forever and ever”.

A former news anchor, Chao is six years his senior and could be seen wearing her engagement ring in the photo.

The ring became a hot topic among Internet users, with many commenting on its size.

“Wow! Such a big diamond! We wish you a lifetime of happiness,” one internet user wrote.

Chou later revealed that he proposed to his girlfriend in Europe on a hotel balcony in March this year.

The two began dating in March 2018 but broke up in 2020. They got back together in 2021.

> Hong Kong superstar Tony Leung is rumoured to be appearing in the second season of Squid Game, China Press reported.

Leong, who was attending the 27th Busan International Film Festival this week, was photographed being engrossed in a conversation with director Hwang Dong-hyuk over tea.

The photo was uploaded by Leung’s wife Carina Lau who also shared a photo of the three of them together.

“Let’s play Squid Game together!” Lau wrote.

Her caption generated a buzz on social media, with many fans speculating that this meant Leung is set to appear in the wildly successful drama series.

“Is this real? I expect to see him in Season 2,” one excited fan wrote.

Squid Game became Netflix’s most-watched series ever after its release last September, creating countless online memes and Halloween costumes and kickstarting sales of green tracksuits.

The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.