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

Meteor Garden” Filipino OST singer Josh Santana and Shan Cai’s dubber Cynthia Villanueva paid tribute to Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, who died of influenza-induced pneumonia at 48 last February 2.

Barbie Hsu, the Taiwanese star who played Shan Cai in the iconic drama show “Meteor Garden” (2001), died of pneumonia on ...