The ashes of late Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu have returned home with her family on Feb 5 afternoon, according to Taiwanese media.
Hsu, also known by her stage name “Big S”, died at the age of 48 on Feb 2 after she came down with influenza-related pneumonia while on vacation with her family in Japan. She was later cremated in Japan.
In exclusive footage obtained by Taiwanese newspaper Liberty Times, an urn containing Hsu’s ashes was shown being transported back to Taiwan from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Feb 5 on a VistaJet private charter flight, which landed at Taipei Songshan Airport at around 3pm the same day.
Hsu’s family members, including her mother Huang Chun-lan; her younger sister, Taiwanese TV host Dee Hsu; and her husband, South Korean musician DJ Koo, were believed to have returned to Taiwan with her ashes.
Barbie Hsu’s good friends have shared more photos of the star as they continued to mourn her death.
Hsu was recently at a homecoming banquet with Koo, 55, whose full name is Koo Jun-yup, to celebrate the marriage of Taiwanese television producer Wang Wei-chung’s daughter on Jan 25.
Lin Huei-chin, Wang’s wife, shared some of the final sweet photos of Hsu and Koo together on social media on Feb 4.
“Darling, I love to see you smile as it was so sweet,” Lin wrote, referring to Hsu. “I can’t bear to see you leave us, but I believe we will meet again. Your beauty, your chivalry and your kindness are the best memories. Love you forever.”
Taiwanese actress-host Janet Chia, who is also the chairwoman of Taiwan’s iconic skyscraper Taipei 101, shared on social media on the night of Feb 4 her 22-year-old daughter An-an’s favourite photo taken with Hsu. The artiste was best known for her role as the feisty Shancai in the hit Taiwanese idol drama Meteor Garden (2001 to 2002).
“There was a time when the kids were well-acquainted with Big S, and they used to go to Auntie Big S’s house to play together,” Chia, 50, wrote. “And then Auntie Big S would air only Meteor Garden at her home.”
Hsu’s former husband, Chinese businessman Wang Xiaofei, flew to Taiwan on Feb 3 after learning of her death. He was then on vacation in Thailand with his current wife, Taiwanese influencer and beauty consultant Mandy Ma, together with their mothers.
The 43-year-old was filmed by Taiwanese media returning to his rented home in Taipei while it was drizzling, as he bowed deeply to the journalists before entering the residence. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
