Her role in the teen drama catapulted her to fame as a pop idol. She was also a TV host and appeared in films.

In one episode, Shan Cai also flipped the damsel in distress trope when Dao Ming Si punished the people who wronged her—by ...

Yes, I had the privilege of meeting—and even conversing with—her twice. In both interviews, Barbie Hsu was always radiant, ...

shortly after “Meteor Garden” aired in the Philippines. The wildly popular series follows the story of a poor girl, Shan Cai (Barbie), and her encounters with four wealthy boys, Dao Ming Si (Jerry Yan ...

Meteor Garden didn’t just deliver a love story—it set the standard. Female lead Shan Cai is both enviable and relatable. Despite being an ordinary girl, she finds herself entangled with the elite ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama “Meteor Garden” that once swept Asia, died after contracting pneumonia triggered by the flu. She was 48.

SANDARA PARK – Korean superstar Sandara Park paid tribute to Barbie Hsu by singing the Meteor Garden theme song, delivering an emotional and heartfelt performance. Sandara Park performed the Meteor ...

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Meteor Garden follows the love story of Shan Cai (played by the late Barbie Hsu), and Dao Ming Si (Jerry Yan) and his bad-boy crew of Hua Ze Lei (Vic Chou), Xi Men (Ken Chu), and Mei Zuo (Vaness ...

When Meteor Garden aired in the 2000s, at a time when Taiwanese shows and music dominated pop culture in the region, the modern, high-school take on Cinderella was a hit. Young women took fashion ...