Barbie Hsu, the Taiwanese actress known for her role as “Shan Cai” in the 2001 drama “Meteor Garden,” passed away while on a family vacation in Japan.

Barbie Hsu is survived by her second husband, South Korean singer and DJ Koo Jun-yup, and her two children: a 10-year-old daughter and an eight-year-old son, which she bore with her ex-husband Wang Xiaofei, who is a Chinese businessman.

Here’s a reported timeline of her final days while she was on vacation in Japan.

Pre-Japan events

January 28 – Barbie Hsu was last seen in Taiwan attending the wedding of Wang Weizhong’s daughter, Wang Ling, She was with her husband, South Korean DJ Koo Jun-yup, whom she married in 2022.

Travel to Japan and Medical Visits

January 29 – Barbie Hsu traveled to Japan with her family to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Hsu called for an ambulance while staying in a hotel in Hakone due to feeling unwell. Medical personnel assessed her condition, but her symptoms were not serious enough to require hospital admission. She returned to her hotel that day.

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February 1 – While in Tokyo, Japan, Hsu still felt unwell and visited a small hospital there. She was then referred to a larger medical facility, where she was treated but not admitted.

Later that night, her condition worsened, and her family called for an ambulance to take her to the hospital.

February 2 – Barbie Hsu passes away at the age of 48 due to complications from a flu-related illness.

Taiwanese media, including Next Apple and ET Today, confirmed that she had visited at least three different medical facilities before being hospitalized​

Her sister, Dee Hsu, later confirmed the tragic news, expressing grief and gratitude for their time together.

sources: The Straits Times, Yahoo News, Yahoo Singapore, Next Apple, ET Today