Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, star of Meteor Garden (2001), has died at the age of 48. The news was confirmed in a statement sent to Taiwanese media by her family through her sister's manager, Dee Hsu, 46.
According to Star ETToday, the statement read: "Thank you for all your concern. During the Chinese New Year period, our entire family went to Japan for a holiday, and my most beloved and kind sister, Barbie, contracted influenza-related pneumonia and has sadly left us.
"I am grateful to be her sister in this life, and grateful that we have taken care of each other and accompanied each other for so many years. I will always be grateful to her and remember her. Shan (Barbie Hsu's nickname), rest in peace.
We love you always. Together remember forever." The statement did not say when and where Barbie Hsu died. According to Taiwanese news reports, sources said Hsu's family is currently in Japan and Barbie Hsu will likely be cremated there before her body is brought back to Taiwan.
The news came after a netizen implied on Facebook on February 2, 2025 that a Taiwanese celebrity who married a foreigner had died at the age of 48, sparking rumors that Hsu, who married South Korean musician Koo Jun-yup, had died.
Many netizens initially thought the news was a hoax, as Hsu had recently appeared at a banquet to celebrate the wedding of Taiwanese television producer Wang Wei-chung’s daughter on January 25, 2025 and appeared healthy.
She also appeared in Koo’s New Year’s post on December 31, 2024 with the rest of her family and appeared to be doing well then as well. But the rumors escalated when messages sent to the Hsu family, including Dee Hsu, asking for clarification on the news were ignored.
Barbie Hsu's ex-husband, businessman Wang Xiaofei, also reportedly changed his profile picture on Chinese streaming platform Douyin to plain black, as if to indicate that he was in mourning.
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