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Jerry Yan, popularly known as Dao Ming Si from the phenomenal hit Taiwanese TV series ‘Meteor Garden,’ pens a heartfelt farewell to his former costar and in-show love interest Barbie Hsu after her sudden death
MANILA, Philippines – Without Shan Cai, there is no Dao Ming Si.
Former Meteor Garden megastar lead Jerry Yan tugged at the heartstrings of longtime fans as he posted his farewell message for his in-show love interest Barbie Hsu on Chinese social media site Weibo late Monday night, February 3.
“Thankful for meeting you,” read Yan’s translated message. “In your carefree, childlike years, you always said to live everyday as if it were your last and enjoy it to the fullest.”
“I hope this time, you will go slowly, and from now on, in another world, there will be no troubles, and the years will be peaceful.”
Hsu died at just 48 years old on Monday morning due to pneumonia stemming from influenza, which she caught in a trip to Japan for the Lunar New Year festivities.
Yan, also 48, portrayed Meteor Garden lead character Dao Ming Si starting in 2001, and served as the love interest of Hsu’s character, Shan Cai, creating a legendary cultural legacy in Philippine media that played a part in sparking sustained public interest in Asian telenovelas.
After the original 27-episode Meteor Garden series, Yan and Hsu reprised their roles for 31 more episodes of Meteor Garden II in 2002 alongside other F4 band members Vic “Hua Ze Lei” Chou, Ken “Xi Men” Chu, and Vanness “Mei Zuo” Wu, before taking separate career paths.
Chu also paid tribute on Instagram, posting a black image of mourning followed by an old group photo of the Meteor Garden quintet.
Chou and Wu, meanwhile, have yet to make statements as of publishing time.
Hsu, also professionally known as “Big S,” leaves behind a 10-year-old daughter, an eight-year-old son, and her husband, “DJ Koo” Koo Jun-yup, after only two years of marriage. – Rappler.com