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Jess Ma

The ashes of recently deceased Taiwanese host and actress Barbie “Big S” Hsu Shi-yuan will reportedly be brought home from Japan on Thursday by her husband and younger sister.
Taiwanese media also reported on Tuesday that Hsu, 48, had been suffering from flu symptoms during her family trip to Japan before she succumbed to pneumonia.
Hsu’s husband, Koo Jun-yup, and sister Dee Hsu, known as “Little S”, would bring back the ashes to Taiwan on Thursday following cremation in Japan, while her mother would fly home on Tuesday, local media said.
Hsu’s death, confirmed by her family on Monday, shocked fans around the world. She became a household name in Hong Kong and across Asia for her starring role in the 2001 television drama Meteor Garden.
A screenshot of a social media post purportedly written by a tour guide for Hsu’s family circulated online on Tuesday, saying the actress had begun to show flu symptoms four days before her death.


Based on the screenshot, Taiwanese outlet EBC News reported that the tour guide said Hsu had begun coughing and displaying asthma symptoms on January 29 and did not leave her hotel for the next two days.
The outlet reported that Hsu was sent to hospital in Japan twice but was discharged soon afterwards. She died in hospital on Sunday morning.
The screenshot, also seen by the Post, said Hsu was first taken to hospital on Friday evening but was sent home at midnight.
“On February 1, I dragged Big S, Little S, her mother and Big S’s husband to Hakone and then back to the capital. When we reached the bottom half of Hakone, Big S went to a rural hospital,” the guide’s message said.
“The hospital said her condition could not be treated there and referred us to a big hospital, saying it was influenza A virus.”
According to the message, Hsu did not immediately seek medical treatment upon arriving in Tokyo, only rushing to hospital at midnight when she felt sick.


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Barbie ‘Big S’ Hsu’s family to bring ashes home to Taiwan on Thursday

Barbie Hsu became a household name in Hong Kong and across Asia for her starring role in the 2001 television drama Meteor Garden. Photo: AFP

The rise of Meteor Garden star Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese actress and singer dead at 48

Barbie Hsu (also known as “Big S”) attends a Cosme Decorte event in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 27, 2018. The Taiwanese actress and singer has died at age 48 of pneumonia. Photo: Getty Images

Barbie Hsu in a still from Connected (2008).

Barbie Hsu and Jiali Ding in Croczilla (2012).

An undated photo of Barbie Hsu with Koo Jun-yup. Photo: Weibo/娱乐牛小妹

Barbie Hsu and Xiaofei Wang in Happiness Trio (2018).

Taiwanese actress Barbie ‘Big S’ Hsu dies from pneumonia at age 48

Taiwanese actress Hsu Shi-yuan has died from pneumonia aged 48 while travelling in Japan. Photo: Weibo

Barbie Hsu with her first husband, Chinese businessman Wang Xiaofei, and their daughter. Photo: Weibo

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Hsu, 48, reportedly came down with flu four days before she succumbed to pneumonia


Hsu, 48, reportedly came down with flu four days before she succumbed to pneumonia.


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