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| The news of Big S' passing has left everyone in shock |
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Big S' last public appearance was at a friend's wedding at the end of last month
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| Lin Chiling finds every one of her late friend's smiles memorable |
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Big S and F4 rose to fame with METEOR GARDEN
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| 48 year old Taiwan star "Big S" Barbie Hsu passed away in Japan from flu related pneumonia |
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| Big S had a lengthy list of past illness and even two miscarriages, but life and death no longer meant much to her |
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| Big S worked with F4 on METEOR GARDEN, which solidified her Taiwan drama queen position |
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| Big S and her former husband met only five times before getting married and had a son and a daughter together |
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Louis Koo and Big S have worked together twice, including the 2009 film ON HIS MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
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| Taiwan star "Big S" Barbie Hsu passed away in Japan from flu related pneumonia at age 48. The news has rocked communities and show business on both sides of the Strait. Started her career at the age of 17 in 1994, Big S worked in music, film, television and as program host and starred in movies in all three lands on both sides of the Strait. Pictured was her on the 2006 Golden Horse Award red carpet |
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| Big S's last public appearance was on the 25th last month with her husband DJ Koo Jun-yup (right) and sister Dee Hsu (second left) at the post wedding homecoming banquet of "variety program godfather" Wang Wei-Chung's daughter Wang Ling in Taiwan |
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| Big S and former husband Wang Xiaofei had one son and one daughter |
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| Koo Jun-yup and Big S wed on February 8th 2022 |
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| Wang Xiaofei and Big S' marriage lasted only for 11 years, which the latter described as "2 dead 1 severely injured in ten year marriage" |
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| Wang Xiaofei and his current wife Mandy Ma arrived in Taiwan from their holiday in Thailand. His eyes were all red and expression sorrowful |
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| Wang Xiaofei puts his hands together and says, "Please speak well of her (Big S) more." He then gives the media a 90 degree bow |
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| Big S and sister Little S were very close |
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| Zhang Lan remembers her former daughter in law Big S on social media |
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| In 2010 Big S starred with Andy Lau in FUTURE X-COP |
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| In 2009 Big S worked with Louis Koo on ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE |
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| Vic Chou once dated Big S and is saddened over his old flame's passing |
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| Chen Chien-Chou says that Big S' passing left him heartbroken |
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| Blue Lan is Big S' old flame |
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Big S revealed that she almost died during the birth of her younger son
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Influenza A is breaking out in Japan, Taiwan, and other places.
With a history of epilepsy and heart disease, Taiwanese artist Barbie
Hsu (Big S) died of complication from pneumonia due to the flu during
her trip to Japan. She was 48. Her family will return to her
remains to Taiwan for burial after cremation yesterday, and the news
of her death shocked communities and the entertainment industry on
both sides of the strait. There are few deaths from influenza among
adults aged 18 to 49 in Hong Kong, accounting for about 4.1% of all
age groups in the current influenza season as of last Monday. Some
doctors have said that influenza infection in patients with chronic
diseases will increase the risk of severe illness. It is necessary
to pay attention to the warning signs of pneumonia such as fever
that does not go away, chest pain and thick phlegm.
The night before yesterday, some online hinted at the news of
Barbie Hsu's death without naming names. South Korean media asked
Big S' Korean husband Koo Jun-yup to confirmed. At the time he
admitted in sorrow that the news was not fake and that he was "not
very good". Artist Dee Hsu (Little S) confirmed the death of her
sister through her manager yesterday morning, saying, "During the
New Year, our entire family traveled to Japan. My dearest and
kindest sister Barbie unfortunately left us because of pneumonia due
to the flu." Little S said that she was grateful to be her sister in
this life, taking care of each other and accompanying each other.
Friend Pace Wu actually was on the trip with Big S. Pace
revealed that she met up with Big S' family in Tokyo from Hokkaido,
but she did not expect to witness the tragedy and that this would be
their final gathering. Pace was still upset when speaking to Taiwan
media, tearfully saying that she was holding Little S and crying at
the hospital.
Faded out of the entertainment industry in recent years, Barbie
Hsu last appeared in public on the 25th of last month with her Korean
husband Koo Jun-yup to attend the post wedding homecoming banquet for the
"Godfather of Variety Show" Wang Wei Chung's daughter Wang Ling. Yesterday,
Hong Kong, Taiwan and other performing arts circles expressed their
condolences.
According to Taiwan media reports, Barbie Hsu went to Japan on
the first day of the Lunar New Year (January 29th) and was already
unwell before departure. On the mainland social platform red note,
someone claiming to be the "S family tour guide" revealed that Hsu was
already coughing and wheezing on the day of arrival. She rested at the
Hakone Hotel starting on the 30th. Her condition deteriorated the next
day and she was sent to the hospital and was discharged from the
hospital on the same night. On February 1st she was diagnosed at a
Tokyo hospital with Influenza A. In the middle of the night her
condition pummeled and was rushed to the hospital. She passed away in
the morning two days ago. Reportedly when Big S passed, her pair of
children with her ex-husband Wang Xiaofei, her mother, husband, Little
S and her husband Mike Hsu were all by her side.
Barbie Hsu debuted at the age of 17 and released a record under
the name S.O.S with Dee Hsu, then the two sisters moved to the hosting
industry under the name "ASOS", hosting variety shows "Guess Guess
Guess" and "100% Entertainment". In 2001, she partnered with the boy
group F4 on the idol drama "Meteor Garden" and rose to fame in Asia with
the role of "Shan Cai" and became popular in Asia.
Barbie Hsu had two miscarriages, a history of epilepsy, and
had mitral valve prolapse in her heart. The head of the Division of
Infectious Diseases and chair professor of the Department of Medicine
at the University of Hong Kong, Hung Fan Ngai said that if the heart
condition worsens, such as mitral valve regurgitation, the risk of
serious complications and death from influenza infection is greater,
and heart disease, diabetes and chronic lung disease are all
high-risk factors. The President of the Hong Kong Society of
Infectious Diseases and Infectious Diseases, Lam Wai Shun said that
epilepsy and mitral valve prolapse may not lead to weak immunity, but
they are still chronic diseases and inevitably increase the risk of
severe illness.
The 48-year-old Barbie Hsu (Big S)' sudden passing in Japan was
sad. She was a woman who dares to love and hate in the circle, and has
been in love with Charlie "Blackie" Chen Chien-chou (black), Blue Lan
Cheng-long, and Vic Chou Yu-min (Jai Jai). Later she experienced two
dramatic marriages, marrying Wang Xiaofei in a falsh and had a pair of
children. The marriage lasted for 11 years but broke up unpleasantly;
after the divorce, she fell in love with Korean star Koo Jun-yup from
the love seedlings the two planted more than 20 years ago. They found
their love in a roundabout way, and registered their marriage in South
Korea on February 8th, 2022 and again in Taiwan on March 28th 2022.
In the end they could not celebrate their 3rd anniversary. Wang
Xiaofei and his family were originally traveling in Thailand, but
because of the death of his ex-wife he appeared in Taiwan yesterday
with swollen eyes from crying, and told the media, "She is also my
family."
Wang Xiaofei arrived in Taiwan from Thailand with his current
wife Mandy Ma Xiaomei yesterday. He looked sad and his eyes were red
and swollen. He spoke to the media at Taoyuan Airport. He put his
hands together and said, "Please speak well of her (Big S) more." then
gave the press a deep bow. Reporters asked if he came back to help?
Wang Xiaofei shook his head with tears. Reporter asked again, "Will
you go to Japan again this time after coming to Taiwan?" Wang Xiaofei
said, "She is also my family." Then he got on the airport shuttle
bus with his wife and left.
Wang Xiaofei from falling in love with Big S to marriage and
divorce has been talked about. He was known as the "Four Youths of
Beijing" back then, and met Big S at a birthday banquet in 2010. The
two met 5 times and got married. Big S knew that her mother in law
was in a hurry to be a grandparent, so she broke her years of
vegetarian diet to coordinate. After marriage, they had a son and a
daughter, but this marriage lasted for 11 years until the two parties
announced their divorce in 2021. Due to cultural and personality
differences they often argued. In the end Big S could not longer
tolerate Wang Xiaofei's infidelity and other behavior and decided to
leave. In addition to Wang Xiaofei's attacks on her ex-wife on social
platforms, he even took aim at her husband Koo Jun-yup. "Can your
waste of life change the mattress?" As a result, there was a farce of
Big S returning the mattress. Big S once described their marriage as
"two deaths and one serious injury in ten years of marriage", of which
the second death was that she had two miscarriages, and the serious
injury was that she further damaged her originally fragile body in
order to have to children.
According to Taiwan media reports, the lawsuit between Big S
and Wang Xiaofei has not yet ended. Big S has applied for
enforcement of Wang Xiaofei's property of NT$7.5 million based on the
original mediation transcript, and then claimed additional enforcement
of living expenses and marital property, and now Big S still has more
than NT$5.3 million unpaid. As Wang Xiaofei rushed to Taiwan
yesterday, the issue of the distribution of hundreds of millions of
inheritances between the two sides has aroused the attention of the
outside world. Some online were concerned about the custody of Big
S's children. Famous Taiwan lawyer Lu Chiu-yuan wrote an article on
the Internet after the news of Big S's death, pointing out that
according to Taiwan's civil law, after the divorce, it was originally
agreed that one party would exercise guardianship, and if one of the
exercising parties died, the custody of the children would be
transferred to the surviving party. Therefore, the custody of the two
children was handed over to Wang Xiaofei in accordance with the law.
He said, "Even if you write a will, it is useless because the civil
law stipulates that only the deceased parent can write a will and
appoint a guardian."
As for Big S' current husband Koo Jun-yup, more than 20 years
ago he went to Taiwan as a member of a guy group and fell in love with
Big S at first sight. Reportedly their management companies prohibited
their relationship and it ended. Barbie Hsu was devastated and pondered quitting show business. Koo Jun-yup still could not forget Big
S. After Big S's divorce, Koo Jun-yup mustered up the courage to call
and comfort her. They rekindled their love and decided to get married.
Koo Jun-yup once showed the tattoo of love on his body, with the word
Barbie Hsu's Chinese name and the Libra symbol; the right arm was
engraved with an anchor pattern, on which the longitude and latitude of
Taiwan were written. The anchor symbolized his safe haven, and Taiwan
was his home.
Big S and Koo Jun-yup's marriage has become a hot topic. A
variety show once invited a tarot card master to foretell the marriage
of the two, asking if the two will grow old together? At that time, the
divination master pointed out that the marriage between the two would
not last 3 years. This misfortune unfortunately came true, and this
video went viral on the Internet yesterday. The divination master
left a message on social platforms, "Even I have chills up my spine".
Big S's family was still in Japan to handle her affairs.
Yesterday Big S's mother issued a statement through her friend Wang Wei-
Chung, saying that the family was also heartbroken. She said, "Because
we want to take Barbie home, we must first go through many complicated
processes in Japan. In order to handle these documents in the past few
days, we can't return to Taiwan for the time being......" Mama Hsu
talked about Big S's last wish and appealed to the media. She pointed
out that Barbie has always been the most worried about reporters chasing
them because it is very dangerous. Thus Mama Hsu hoped that when the
family brings Big S to Taiwan, the media will not chase after them at
the airport or on the road.
Barbie Hsu (Big S) joined the entertainment industry at the
age of 17. She was involved in singing, variety shows, TV dramas and
movies, etc., and was very popular. Her sudden death broke her
friends' hearts. Many artists in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan who
have worked with Big S. Louis Koo Tin Lok (Goo Jai) and Big S have
collaborated on CONNECTED (BO CHI TUNG WA) and ON HIS MAJESTY'S
SECRET SERVICE (DAI NOI MUK TAM LING LING GAU). Goo ai was shocked
when he heard the news of Big S's death and said, "I am so shocked,
my brains have stopped! I can't speak, I can't believe it's true!
Have a safe journey!" Her CONNECTED co-star Nick Cheung Ka Fai also
said, "Very regrettable and shocking, especially when she was very young.
This unfortunate news makes everyone pay even attention to such a
seemingly small role the flu plays, and be more careful in life! May
Ms. Barbie Hsu have a safe journey." Another CONNECTED co-star Carlos
Chan Ka Lok said, "It's very suddenly. In CONNECTED I played her (Big
S) little brother. She was a very professional talented artist. It's
very regrettable. May she have a safe journey."
Andy Lau Tak Wah worked with Big S in FUTURE X-COPS (MEI
LOI GAING CHAT), and he expressed his condolences to Big S' family.
"May you have a safe journey, condolences to the family!" In addition,
the director of Barbie Hsu's 2012 film release MOTORWAY (CHEH SAU) Soi
Cheang Pou Soi praised her as very daring. In one scene when Shawn Yue
Man Lok drove the car around her, she insisted on personally performing
it. She was completely able to handle Hong Kong film production on
set situations like "flying paper", as her reaction was very fast.
Making Big S into a star with METEOR GARDEN, Taiwan "idol drama
godmother" Angie Chai said, "I have no way to accept this is real. I
love you very much. I would always remember your goodness! Forever
Shan Cai!" Her onscreen love interest in the drama Jerry Yan also
responded through his manager. "Thank you for meeting you. At a time
when you were a child without any worry or care, she always said to
treat everyday like it's the last, to thoroughly enjoy it. May this
time you walk slowly, from here to another without any worry and be
your time be peaceful!" Daniel Chan Hiu Tung worked with Big S in
"Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story" more than 20 years ago. He said
that he was shocked and sad to lose such a good friend! Collaborated
with Big S in SUMMER'S DESIRE, Huang Xiaoming also posted a message on
Weibo in mourning, the news of Big S' death shocked him, left him
heartbroken, and was difficult to accept. He said, "Her kindness,
her righteousness, she helped me like a heroine. I have always
been grateful. It is said that a truly brilliant soul would not be
weathered by time, just as the foam in the sun is always colorful.
May the cherry blossoms never fall on the other side of her journey,
turning into the evening breeze and embracing the stars. She will
always be the brave, strong, and beautiful Yin Xiamo in my heart."
From Big S' 2007 Taiwan television series CORNER WITH LOVE,
other than lead actor Show Lo, three other actors Alien Huang, Chang
Li-Wei and Big S all passed away. Show Lo yesterday posted an all
black graphic and wrote "Have a Safe Journey".
Having dated Big S, Vic Chou expressed his sadness with the
praying hands emoji when he replied to Taiwan media through his
manager; Blue Lan's manager turned off his mobile phone. Charlie
(Blackie) Chen Chien-Chou was also Big S's old flame. Even though
the two broke up, they remained friends, and Big S had a good
relationship with Blackie and his wife. After hearing the bad
news, Fan Wei Chi (Fan Fan) posted an all-black background on
social networks as she and Blackie both said, "Our hearts are
broken. We are very, very sad. We will always remember her!"
Big S's friend Janet Chia also posted on social platforms, "I'm so
sad, so shocked, I can't accept it, I miss you."
Ruby Lin wrote in a story, "R.I.P, have a safe journey,
I will always remember the beautiful you." Vivian Hsu also wrote,
"Dear R.I.P., the cycle of goodness will continue, and love will
always remain." Lin Chiling was very shocked and sad when she
learned the news, and responded through her manager, "May she rest
in peace in another world, have a safe journey." Big S attended
the post wedding homecoming banquet of Taiwan "variety show
godfather" Wang Wei-Chung's daughter Wang Ling on the 25th last
month. She sat with Valen Hsu that night. Valen Hsu responded,
"I really have no way to accept it, it is truly too, too sudden!"
Wang Xiaofei's mother, Zhang Lan, posted a short video
yesterday morning. "Don't envy anyone, be brave and be yourself,
and let your light illuminate the way forward." Her expression of
personal feeling upset some online. They were upset at her
promotion for herself when the news of the death of her former
daughter-in-law Big S came out, and left messages to denounce her.
However some also supported Zhang Lan, pointing out that Wang
Xiaofei and Big S were already divorced. Zhang Lan was living a
normal life.
In the midst of the controversy, Zhang Lan left a message
of condolences on TikTok. "The deceased comes first, may Yue'er's
mother rest in peace! Please also send my condolences to Mama Hsu!
Wang Xiaofei and I, as the relatives of the children, are willing to
help if there is any need in the affairs. Barbie's passing is a
loss to us as well, and an even heavier blow to the children! Our
priority now is to comfort and protect our two children, which is
our common mission and common goal. Once again, we express our
regret! May Barbie have a safe journey!"
In 2016 when giving birth to her son, Big S had a seizure and
once lost heartbeat and breathing. She almost lost her life on the
operating table. Big S once talked about her "open-minded view of life
and death" on a show, saying, "After I gave birth, I almost couldn't
come back a few times; especially after the second child, that is, I
took a walk toward the gate of hell. So I began to know that my body
sometimes will suddenly stop moving and not running. I began to have
this habit, often I will record what I want to talk about recently,
and explain some things that should be explained. Because I have that
experience of death, near-death experience, I'm going to treat every
day as if it's the last; but I don't feel sad or anything, because
it's the only way to go and I'm going to face it properly. I think
life and death are fated, and wealth is determined in heaven."
After Big S married Koo Jun-yup in 2022, metaphysician Chen
Chiyi once told a fortune for Big S. "Everything is unfavorable at the
moment. If she doesn't recuperate well for three to five years, it
will be difficult for the luck to recover. Now she is in such a
hurry to enter the next marriage, which is making matter worse for
herself. At the least the marriage would change, at the worse it
would harm her health luck and damage her longevity." Big S also
mentioned on the show that someone told her fortune, saying that
she would not live to be 50 years old. She said, "No matter what
difficulties I encounter, I can go on. No matter what happens, at
worst I will die. I just think the world after death is very
beautiful." Now it became a prophecy for Big S.
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