"Chinese celebrities are a large driving ... easily adoptable for regional audiences." Shows like the 2001 idol drama Meteor Garden proved popular in Southeast Asia in soft launching the careers ...

Image Ms. Hsu in 2001 with the members of the boy band F4, her co-stars on “Meteor Garden ... the show “became the archetype of Chinese-language TV drama that allowed the cross-media ...

She is believed to be happy and worry-free now in heaven,” the statement read, referring to Barbie’s Chinese name ... the star of the 2001 Taiwanese drama “Meteor Garden,” opposite ...

Barbie Hsu, renowned for her role in the 2001 television drama Meteor Garden, passed away on February ... Earlier, Barbie Hsu was married to Chinese entrepreneur Wang Xiaofei in 2010, with whom ...

Originally adapted from Yoko Kamio's Japanese manga Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers), the 2001 Taiwanese drama was the first live-action adaptation of the teen rom-com. Meteor Garden didn ... of ...

Hsu, also known by her stage name “Big S”, was best known for playing feisty Shancai in the hit Taiwanese idol drama Meteor Garden (2001 to 2002 ... condolences on Chinese social media ...

Barbie Hsu’s sudden death was mourned by her fans and fellow actors including her “Meteor Garden” co-stars Jerry Yan, Ken Chu and Rainie Yang. The stars of the hit 2001 Taiwanese drama ...

Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, who became a household name in the Philippines and many parts of Asia for her role as “Shan Cai” in the 2001 drama “Meteor Garden,” died on Sunday after ...

(UPDATE) TAIPEI — Taiwanese star Barbie Hsu, who was hugely popular across Asia for her leading role in the 2001 television drama "Meteor Garden," has died from a respiratory illness, local media ...

In 2001, Meteor Garden beamed Barbie Hsu's name into many households in Asia. She played the female leading role in the romance drama, which also starred the ... in particular her high-profile divorce ...

Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming, who starred with Hsu in another Taiwanese drama, said he was ... Cai in Taiwan’s popular 2001 television series ‘Meteor Garden’ that made her a star across ...