Barbie HSU, star of the extremely popular Asian drama “Meteor Garden”, dies at the age of 48

Barbie HSU, Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama “Meteor Garden” who once swallowed Asia, died after contracting the inflammation of the flu lungs. She was 48 years old.

HSU, better known as “yes with” what “Big S” means, caught the flu when she visited Japan with her family during the Lunar New Year, according to her younger sister Dee HSU, also a well -known TV presenter. Dee Hsu said that pneumonia was a complication of the flu.

“I am grateful that in this life I was able to be her sister, worrying about each other and being companions. I will forever be grateful and I will miss her!” Dee Hsu said in a statement on Monday, not stating where and when her sister died.

The news of the sudden death of Barbie HSU shocked the audience in Taiwan and China, where many watched her shows since her early career. In China, news of her death was trained on the Weibi social media media.

“I feel like someone is so familiar with at once,” one Weibo user wrote. “This is amazing. Her two children, poor children. Let her rest in peace.”

HSU broke into the industry when, as a teenager, she formed a pop musical group called SOS with her sister Dee HSU, popularly known as “Xiao S” or “Small S.” The couple later switched to hosting TV shows and won many young fans.

In 2001, Meteor Garden was the name of Barbie HSU in Asia in Asia in Asia the name Barbie HSU.

In the drama HSU played a teenager from a middle -class family attending an elite private school, According to the BBC. Her four men’s stars in Meteor Garden would later form a Taiwan boy F4, one of the most popular Mandopope groups from 2000s.

On Monday, a F4 Ken Chu member divided a black, empty screen as well as a group photo with HSU on Instagram. “What a bolt from blue,” he wrote on Weibou.

After gaining wide popularity, she continued to make her fun career through other TV dramas, movies and conversations.

In recent years, her personal life has also entered the news, especially her high divorce from the Chinese businessman Wang Xiaofei. Her fall with Wang, their fierce exchange on social media after divorce in 2021, and their legal battles often gave titles.

Later, she married Korean musician Koo Jun-Yup, also known as “DJ Koo”.

HSU was passionate about the defense of animal rights and collaborated with the groups, including the heel.

“Barbie was one of the first and biggest stars to support her fifth -and,” read a statement from a senior organization Vice -President, Jason Baker. “She spoke numerous times for animals, directly persuading the brands to stop selling fur.”

Fans in Taiwan, Philippines and elsewhere paid tribute to her on social networks.

Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming, who played with HSU in another Taiwanese drama, said he was “in shock and deep sadness” for her death.

“I have heard that truly great souls have never been extinguished over time – they remain alive, like the bubbles that shine in the sun,” Huang said on Weibou.

Stacy HSU, the Taiwanese celebrity, announced on Facebook that HSU -O’s “Beauty and Intelligence will remain in our hearts forever.”

HSU survives Koo and two children sharing with Wang.

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE contributed to this report.