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Barbie Hsu’s ashes arrive in Taiwan, family of actress decides not to hold memorial service

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Barbie Hsu&#x27;s ashes arrived in Taiwan from Japan on Wednesday, February 5.</p><p>The family of the late <em>Meteor Garden</em> star issued a statement after her ashes returned to Taiwan.</p><p>As per report by CNA Lifestyle, the statement read: &quot;Thank you to all media friends for waiting for Shi-yuan (Barbie&#x27;s real name) to come back in such cold weather. She has arrived home safely. She is believed to be happy and worry-free now in heaven.&quot;</p><p>The family of the actress decided not to hold a memorial service.</p><p>&quot;We will not organize a farewell ceremony for her as she has always been a low-key person. If you miss her, please keep it in your heart! Our whole family is grateful for your love for Shi-yuan,&quot; the statement added.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-32" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/BbhDu2nFxDQ/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=754&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A32%2C%22os%22%3A16641344%2C%22ls%22%3A395356%2C%22le%22%3A395960%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-32" 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><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BbhDu2nFxDQ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-32" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BbhDu2nFxDQ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BbhDu2nFxDQ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by 大S徐熙媛 官方帳號 (@hsushiyuan)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Barbie tragically passed away at the age of 48 from pneumonia as confirmed by her sister, Dee Hsu, on February 3 via her manager to the Taiwanese media.</p><p>Barbie&#x27;s husband, Koo Jun Yup, took to social media to express his grief following the passing of his wife. </p><p>&quot;On Feb. 2, 2025, my angel returned to heaven. I want to express my gratitude to everyone mourning Hsu,&quot; he wrote as translated by Korea Times. &quot;Right now, I am going through indescribable sorrow and suffering, feeling a gut-wrenching pain.&quot;</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-30" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCqgrSezrwy/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=754&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A30%2C%22os%22%3A16622366%2C%22ls%22%3A395356%2C%22le%22%3A395960%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="834" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-30" 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 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Jun Yup described the time he spent with Barbie as &quot;an irreplaceable and priceless gift.&quot;</p><p>He highlighted: &quot;I believe that protecting the family she loved most is the last thing I can do for her.&quot;</p><p>Barbie rose to international prominence when she headlined the 2001 Taiwanese series <em>Meteor Garden </em>as Shan Cai.</p><p>The series a Taiwanese adaptation of the Japanese comic series <em>Hana Yori Dango.</em> The series 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>She headlined the show alongside Jerry Yan, Vic Zhou, Van Ness Wu, and Ken Chu.</p>

<p>Barbie Hsu tragically passed away at the age of 48 from pneumonia. </p>

Barbie Hsu tragically passed away at the age of 48 from pneumonia.