Jay Chou: 'Can't delay marriage' any longer

Mandopop icon Jay Chou's girlfriend, Hannah Quinlivan. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

Mandopop icon Jay Chou is dropping not-so-subtle hints that wedding bells are in his immediate future.

During a press conference at the Mission Hills World Celebrity Pro-Am in Hainan, Chou says that he always hoped to have a family by his 36th birthday.

Being that the 35-year-old pop star turns the big three-six in January, he might be officially popping the question to his Taiwan-Australian girlfriend, Hannah Quinlivan, sooner than later.

Chou adds that, for the last year, releasing is new album has been his main priority. After multiple delays, the album is slated for a December release.

The pop star says that, after the album comes out, he "can't delay [his] marriage" any longer.

Chou also shared his intentions on marrying Quinlivan before the end of the Golden Melody Global Music Festival in Taipei this past June.