Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu (徐熙媛) has died of pneumonia at the age of 48 while on a trip to Japan, where she contracted influenza during the Lunar New Year holiday, her sister confirmed today through an agent.

Chinese businessman Wang Xiaofei, the ex-husband of late Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, said he will always consider her his “family” following confirmation of her passing.

Barbie Hsu, the Taiwanese performer best known for the Asian drama 'Meteor Garden,' has died after contracting pneumonia triggered by the flu. She was 48.