Following the sudden passing of Barbie Hsu, her Meteor Garden co-star shared a heartfelt tribute Jerry Yan on the Chinese social media platform Weibo on the evening of February 3. Hsu died at the age of 48 of influenza-induced pneumonia while in Japan for the Lunar New Year celebration, as confirmed by his brother Dee Hsu.
In his post, Yan wrote::
"I am grateful to have met you. With your people full of carelessness and fun, you often say, treat each day as if it were your last be happy. I hope this time you will walk slowly. From now on, in the next world, there will be no more worries and the years will be peaceful."
An Iconic Compound in 'Meteor Garden'
Hsu and Yan symbolized an unforgettable combination in the 2001 Taiwanese drama series Meteor Garden. The 27-episode series was such a huge success, that it even spawned a 4-episode supplementary series Meteor Rain and a 31-episode sequel Meteor Garden II. Due to the phenomenal popularity of their show, the interest of many viewers in Asian telenovelas has expanded.
In the series, Hsu plays Shan Cai, a poor but brave student at a school for the rich. There he meets "F4"—four handsome students from rich families:
- Jerry Yan as Dao Ming Si
- Vic Chou as Huaze Lei
- Ken Chu as Ximen
- Vanness Wu as Meizuo
Hsu's former colleague, Ken Chu, where he posted on Instagram Stories a throwback photo of the cast of Meteor Garden as a tribute to his late co-star. Meanwhile, at the time of publishing this news, Vic Chou and Vanness Wu have not yet made a statement. about Hsu's disappearance.
Nagbigay din ng paggunita ang dating kasamahan ni Hsu na si Ken Chu, kung saan nag-post siya sa Instagram Stories ng isang throwback photo ng cast ng Meteor Garden bilang pagpupugay sa kanyang yumaong co-star. Samantala, sa oras ng paglalathala ng balitang ito, wala pang pahayag sina Vic Chou at Vanness Wu tungkol sa pagkawala ni Hsu.
