Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu has died from pneumonia after contracting influenza whereas on a trip in Japan, native media report. She was 48.
Hsu is likely one of the largest names within the Mandarin-speaking world and is greatest recognized for starring within the 2001 TV sequence Meteor Backyard.
Meteor Backyard was dubbed in a number of languages and made Hsu a giant star within the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand.
Her sister, Dee Hsu, confirmed her demise to Taiwan’s TVBS Information on Monday.
“In the course of the Lunar New 12 months, or household got here to Japan for trip. My dearest sister Barbie has sadly left us after getting pneumonia, triggered by an influenza,” Dee Hsu mentioned in an announcement shared by her supervisor.
“I am grateful to be her sister on this lifetime, caring for one another … I’ll all the time be grateful to her and keep in mind her.”