As the world mourns Barbie Hsu’s unexpected passing, Meteor Garden co-stars paid tribute to her as they reminisced about their time together and honored her legacy.
Photo: Jerry Yan/Weibo and Ken Chu/Instagram
Jerry Yan, Barbie’s co-star and love interest in Meteor Garden, penned a heartfelt tribute via his Weibo account.ย
Photo: Jerry Yan/Weibo
His translated Weibo post reads: “Thank you for meeting you in your carefree, childish years. You always said to live every day as if it were your last. I hope this time, you will walk away slowly. From now on, in another world, there will be no troubles and the years will be peaceful.”
Jerry portrayed the iconic role of Dao Ming Si, a member of F4โa group of four wealthy and influential students, who eventually fell in love with Shan Cai (played by Barbie). He starred alongside Vic Chou as Hua Ze Lei, Ken Chu as Ximen, and Vanness Wu as Mei Zuo.
Kenย took to Instagram to honor the renowned Taiwanese actress. He shared two Instagram storiesโthe first was a solid black photo, while the second featured a throwback picture of the Meteor Garden cast, which he had originally posted in 2023 for the show’s 22nd anniversary.
Photo: Ken Chu/Instagram Story
Photo: Ken Chu/Instagram Story
Rainie Yang, who played Shan Cai’s best friend in the iconic 2001 series, also posted an Instagram story with a short message written in Chinese.
Photo: Rainie Yang/Instagram Story
“Xiyuan, thank you,” she wrote. “I will miss you forever and love you.”
On February 7, Vanness Wu, one of the four members of F4 in Meteor Garden, also paid tribute to the actress through an Instagram post.
“Big Smile, Big Heart, Big Laugh, Big Loveโฆ Big S,” he wrote. “Thank you for all your kindness throughout the years, especially from when we first metโฆ Miss you dearly Barbie. Rest in Love.”
Barbie Hsu died at the age of 48 because of influenza-induced pneumonia, as confirmed by her family. She caught the flu during the Lunar New Year Holiday in Japan.
Dee Hsu, her sister, said: โI am grateful to have been her sister in this lifetime, to have cared for each other and accompanied each other. I will always be thankful for her and miss her forever.โ
Jia is a Journalism Graduate from the University of Santo Tomas. Apart from her passion for writing and creating content, she loves listening to K-pop and trying different matcha lattes.