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Van Ness Wu pens tribute for ‘Meteor Garden’ co-star Barbie Hsu

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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Meteor Garden star Van Ness Wu penned a tribute for Barbie Hsu.On Friday, February 7, the actor-singer posted a message for Barbie on his Instagram page.&quot;Big Smile, Big Heart, Big Laugh, Big Love… Big S (Barbie&#x27;s stage name),&quot; he wrote.Van Ness went on: &quot;Thank you for all your kindness throughout the years, especially from when we first met… Miss you dearly Barbie. 🤍 Rest in Love †.&quot;Fans online were quick to react to Van Ness&#x27;s post.&quot;Meizuo 😢😍😍😍 thank you for this... We missed our Shan Cai😭😭😭,&quot; one fan commented.&quot;Thank you, Meteor Garden. Thank you for all [of you] guys [who] made my youthful days meaningful 🫶🏻😭 ,&quot; another fan said.<div> </div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-13" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFwetLVTgcm/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A13%2C%22os%22%3A15057396.299999952%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="844" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-13" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>Van Ness played the role of Meizuo of F4 in Meteor Garden in 2001.Another Meteor Garden co-star, Jerry Yan, who played the role of Dao Ming Si also previously penned a tribute for Barbie following her passing.On the Chinese social media platform Weibo, Jerry wrote as per English translation: &quot;Thankful for meeting you. In your carefree, childlike years, you always say, treat every day as your last. Have a great time. I hope you walk slowly this time. From now on, in another world, there will be no worries and the years will be peaceful.&quot;Previously, other Meteor Garden stars Ken Chu and Rainie Yang also posted a tribute for Barbie.Meteor Garden is a Taiwanese adaptation of the Japanese comic series Hana Yori Dango. The series follows the story of a working class girl, Shan Cai, and her entanglement with a group of rich and influential students known as the &quot;F4&quot; (Flower Four).Barbie tragically passed away at the age of 48 from pneumonia. Her sister, Dee Hsu, shared the news of February 3 via her manager to the Taiwanese media. &quot;Thanks for all the concern. Over the Chinese New Year period, our entire family travelled to Japan for a holiday, and my most beloved, kindest elder sister Barbie came down with influenza-related pneumonia and has unfortunately left us,&quot; the statement read as reported by Star ETToday according to a report by The Straits Times.

Read Van Ness Wu’s tribute for his ‘Meteor Garden’ co-star Barbie Hsu.