MC Hsu Xi Di, Hsu Xi Yuan's younger sister, confirmed to Taiwanese (Chinese) media on the morning of February 3, saying: "Thank you for your concern! During the Lunar New Year, our family traveled to Japan. Hsu Xi Yuan got the flu and left us because of the flu and pneumonia. I am grateful to be her younger sister in this life, we took care of each other and accompanied each other. I will always be grateful and miss her! Wish you all a good journey."
Taiwanese media reported that Barbie Hsu was cremated in Japan. Relatives and friends remained silent when asked about her. Barbie Hsu read the message but did not reply.
Wang Xiaofei's social media profile picture has also been changed to black. Xu has now disabled comments on Instagram.
Previously, the Facebook fanpage "Japanese Travel, Shopping and Cuisine Information" posted a sensational message: "A big star in Taiwan (China) has passed away. There will be an official announcement later. She had acute flu in Japan. She once acted in "Meteor Garden" and married a foreigner."
Previously, on January 25, Barbie Hsu attended a meeting with colleagues. At that time, she appeared radiant and in good spirits, with no signs of illness.
Sources said that in early February, she went with her family to Thailand for the New Year holiday.
Currently, the news of her death is the number 1 trending topic on Weibo.
Many Weibo users expressed skepticism, commenting: "This can't be true! This is definitely fake news!", "She looked perfectly fine the last time she appeared in the media and I hope this news is not true."
Barbie Hsu's health history was not good. She had fainted several times due to colds and had recurrent epilepsy, and was taken to the hospital for emergency treatment due to colds. In 2016, while giving birth, she fell into a coma due to lack of oxygen, leading to seizures, and even lost her heartbeat and breathing.
After being in a coma for 10 days, she woke up. The actress once shared her views on life and death in an interview: "As a human being, you never know when you're going to die, so I'm not afraid of death anymore, not at all."
Barbie Hsu was born in 1976, is a Taiwanese (Chinese) actress and singer known for TV series such as Meteor Garden, God of War, Summer Bubble...
Since 2012, she has not acted in any films and has kept her personal life private. After divorcing businessman Wang Xiaofei at the end of 2021, she has not returned and mainly spends time taking care of her children. In 2022, she married Korean DJ Koo.
