Hou's long-time working partner, screenwriter Chu Tien-wen, previously clarified that Hou was not suffering from Parkinson’s disease but said he had poor memory due to old age.
Shinji Tanimura, who died on October 8 at the age of 74, was much loved in his native Japan, as well as in Hong Kong and mainland China, where fans have taken to Weibo to mourn the singer’s passing.
If you listen to Jay Chou, are you old? On Taiwan's popular discussion forum PTT, an anonymous netizen shared a comment made by their coworker who was born in 2003 and thus a Gen Z. They wrote in their post: "Darn it… I was playing Jay Chou's songs in my shop. My coworker born in 2003 told me, 'Only old.