Francois Guillot, AFP/File TAIPEI, Taiwan (UPDATED) -- Taiwanese star Barbie Hsu, who was hugely popular across Asia for her leading role in the 2001 television drama "Meteor Garden", has died ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama “Meteor Garden” that once swept Asia, has died after contracting pneumonia triggered by the flu.

Taiwanese star Barbie Hsu, who was hugely popular across Asia for her leading role in the 2001 television drama "Meteor Garden," has died from a respiratory illness, local media reported Monday.

Her death was announced to TVBS News in Taiwan by her sister Dee Hsu, who said the cause was complications of the flu. The family had been vacationing in Japan. In “Meteor Garden,” an ...

It was the elder Hsu's role as Dong Shan Cai in Taiwan's popular 2001 television series "Meteor Garden" that made her a star across Asia. The show about an ordinary girl attending an elite ...

Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, who starred in hit 2001 series Meteor Garden, has died from pneumonia at the age of 48. Her sister, Dee Hsu, confirmed her death to local Taiwanese media through a ...

Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, beloved for her role as the lead in the iconic drama Meteor Garden, has tragically ... a ...

The news about Barbie Hsu’s sudden death shocked audiences in Taiwan and China ... TV shows and won many young fans. In 2001, Meteor Garden beamed Barbie Hsu’s name into many households ...

Her sister, Dee Hsu, told Taiwan’s TVBS News that she had fallen ... In 2001, Hsu rose to fame as the star of “Meteor Garden,” the first live-action adaptation of Japanese manga series ...

which is particularly popular in Taiwan. "Big S has always been a part of my youth," wrote one fan on Threads, referring to Hsu by her nickname. An X user wrote: "Meteor Garden raised an entire ...