(FILES) Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu poses during a photocall for Chinese director Su Chao Pin's film 'Guisi' (Silk) at the 59th edition of the International Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, 24 May 2006. Taiwanese star Barbie Hsu, who was hugely popular across Asia for her leading role in the 2001 television drama "Meteor Garden", has died from a respiratory illness, local media reported on February 3, 2025. She was 48. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)