03/02/2025
Taiwanese star Barbie Hsu dies at 48 after catching influenza in Japan
3 February 2025, 04:03 GMT
Updated 10 minutes ago
Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu has died from pneumonia after contracting influenza while on a vacation in Japan, local media report. She was 48.
Hsu is one of the biggest names in the Mandarin-speaking world and is best known for starring in the 2001 TV series Meteor Garden.
Meteor Garden was dubbed in several languages and made Hsu a big star in the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand.
Her sister, Dee Hsu, confirmed her death to Taiwan's TVBS News
About
Born: October 6, 1976, Taipei City, Taipei, Taiwan
Died: February 2, 2025 (age 48 years)
Spouse: DJ Koo (m. 2022)
Siblings: Dee Hsu
Height: 1.63 m
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