Actor Jerry Yan visits tomb of Meteor Garden co-star Barbie Hsu
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Jerry Yan (left) and Barbie Hsu played lovers in the drama Meteor Garden.
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Taiwanese actor Jerry Yan has for the first time visited the tomb of late Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, who died in February at the age of 48 from pneumonia
Yan, 48, and Hsu, who was better known as Big S, starred in the popular Taiwanese idol drama Meteor Garden (2001 to 2002), in which they played the iconic couple Daoming Si and Shancai.
Meteor Garden also starred Vic Chou, 44; Ken Chu, 46; and Van Ness Wu, 47. They went on to form boy band F4 with Yan after the success of the show.
F4 split in 2009, but they recently reunited
According to an exclusive report by Taiwan’s Next Apple News, Yan went to Chin Pao San Cemetery in New Taipei, where the late actress’ tomb is located, on Aug 13.
He was accompanied by former Taiwanese actress-host Janet Chia, who is the chairwoman of Taiwan’s iconic skyscraper Taipei 101, and her husband, businessman Wang Chao-chieh.
They were seen reading the inscriptions on Hsu’s tomb, as Yan wiped away his tears while Chia patted him on his shoulder.
Chia, 51, was also heard saying: “Shancai, Daoming Si has come to see you.”
Yan, Chia and Mr Wang then pressed their hands together in prayer and spent more than 10 minutes at Hsu’s tomb before leaving.
Chia and Mr Wang left in the same car, while Yan drove alone to Jinshan District and ate at a vegetarian cafe in memory of Hsu, who was a long-time vegetarian.
Next Apple News also noticed an umbrella stand fixed near the tomb. It was believed to be used by Hsu’s husband, South Korean musician DJ Koo, whom she married in 2022
DJ Koo has been spotted by netizens regularly visiting or sitting near Barbie Hsu’s grave in mourning.
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Koo, 55, whose full name is Koo Jun-yup, has been spotted by netizens regularly visiting or sitting near Hsu’s grave in mourning.
The couple previously dated in secret for a year before breaking up in 1999 due to the no-dating rule imposed by Koo’s then agency. They did not see each other again until they reconnected after Hsu’s divorce from Chinese businessman Wang Xiaofei
