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THROWBACK: Barbie Hsu shares glimpse of tattoos

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1739329239765THROWBACK-Barbie-Hsu-shares-glimpse-of-tattoos.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="THROWBACK: Barbie Hsu shares glimpse of tattoos"/></div><p>The late Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu once shared details about her tattoos in a 2003 interview with Kris Aquino, as seen in a throwback clip uploaded on Jeepney TV.</p><p>During the interview, Barbie revealed that she had five tattoos at that time. These included a flower tattoo on her hand, a sun tattoo on her ankle, the Korean word for &quot;love&quot; on her other ankle, a star tattoo behind her neck, and another tattoo on her back.</p><p>While she did not delve into the personal meaning of each design, the revelation gave fans a rare glimpse into her tattoos and personal style.</p><p>Barbie visited the Philippines with her sister Dee Hsu in 2003 to perform for her Filipino fans at the height of the popularity of the hit TV series <em>Meteor Garden.</em></p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F995579429086328&amp;width=500&amp;show_text=true&amp;height=652&amp;appId" width="500" height="652" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Barbie starred as Shan Cai in the series, which premiered in 2001. The show became a hit across Asia, and Barbie, along with her co-stars Jerry Yan, Vic Zhou, Van Ness Wu, and Ken Chu, rose to international prominence. </p><p>The series is a Taiwanese adaptation of the Japanese comic series <em>Hana Yori Dango. </em>It<em></em> follows the story of a working class girl, Shan Cai, and her entanglement with a group of rich and influential students known as the &quot;F4&quot; (Flower Four).</p><p>Barbie tragically passed away at the age of 48 from pneumonia. Her sister Dee shared the news of February 3 via her manager to the Taiwanese media.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-7" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/BbhDu2nFxDQ/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A7%2C%22os%22%3A1791059.399999857%2C%22ls%22%3A562798.5%2C%22le%22%3A562808.399999857%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-7" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;Thanks for all the concern. Over the Chinese New Year period, our entire family travelled to Japan for a holiday, and my most beloved, kindest elder sister Barbie came down with influenza-related pneumonia and has unfortunately left us,&quot; the statement read as per Star ETToday according to a report by The Straits Times.</p><p>She went on: &quot;I am thankful to be her sister in this life, and grateful that we have taken care of each other and kept each other company all these years. I will always be thankful to her and remember her. Shan (Barbie Hsu’s nickname), rest in peace. We love you always. Together remember forever.&quot;</p>

<p>In a 2003 interview with Kris Aquino, Barbie Hsu revealed that she had 5 tattoos at that time.</p>

In a 2003 interview with Kris Aquino, Barbie Hsu revealed that she had 5 tattoos at that time.