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Taiwanese actor Barbie Hsu, one of essentially the most distinguished stars within the Chinese-speaking world, has died of a flu-related illness at age 48, Taiwan’s official Central News Agency reported Monday, citing her sister.
Hsu died of pneumonia after catching the flu throughout a household vacation in Japan, her youthful sister Dee Hsu mentioned in an announcement shared by her agent, CNA reported.
“I am grateful that I could be her sister in this life, to take care and accompany each other,” Dee Hsu mentioned. “I will always be grateful to her and miss her.”
The star had confronted poor well being lately, her sister beforehand mentioned on tv.
Widely known as “Big S,” Hsu rose to fame at age 17 within the mid-Nineteen Nineties alongside her youthful sister in Mandapop duo S.O.S. The siblings have been known for his or her sharp sense of humor, underscored when each turned fashionable discuss present hosts.
But it was Hsu’s lead position within the iconic 2001 tv drama “Meteor Garden” that catapulted her to fame throughout the area as her portrayal of an odd woman who finds love with a wealthy boy resonated with tens of millions of followers.
On Monday, “Big S passed away” turned the highest trending matter on China’s Weibo social media platform, amassing over 1.5 billion views, as shocked followers mourned the star.
“This is really hard to believe,” a prime remark with greater than 54,000 likes mentioned.
“It was so sudden, life is too short,” mentioned one other.
Many Chinese celebrities additionally expressed shock over Hsu’s demise.
“What a bolt from the blue,” her “Meteor Garden” co-star Ken Chu wrote on Weibo.
Hsu retired from the leisure trade in 2022 following the tip of her 11-year marriage to Chinese businessman Wang Xiaofei, a sizzling matter on social media on each side of the Taiwan Strait.
She is survived by her husband, Korean rapper Koo Jun-yup, and two youngsters from her earlier marriage.