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Taiwan's Barbie Hsu, massively well-liked in East Asia, dies of flu in Japan

Taiwanese actor Barbie Hsu, who rose to fame throughout East Asia because the romantic lead within the 2001 tv drama “Meteor Garden”, has died of influenza aged 48, her sister mentioned on Monday.

Familiar by the nickname “Big S”, Hsu died on a household vacation in Japan, mentioned sister Dee Hsu, in news that turned probably the most searched merchandise on China’s Weibo microblogging service.

“My dearest and most kindhearted sister Barbie Hsu died of influenza-induced pneumonia and unfortunately left us,” Dee, often known as Little S, mentioned in an announcement.

“I was grateful to be her sister in this life and that we got to care for and spend time with each other. I will always be grateful to her and miss her!”

The sisters first discovered fame with their pop group S.O.S, however Hsu’s main position within the romantic Taiwanese cleaning soap “Meteor Garden” cemented her reputation.

She was married to Korean rapper Koo Jun-yup “DJ Koo” for almost three years after ending an 11-year marriage with Chinese entrepreneur Wang Xiaofei. She is survived by two youngsters.

© (Thomson Reuters 2025.

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