56 Facts About Barbie Hsu

Barbie Hsu ranked 33rd on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 in 2010,16th in 2011, and 45th in 2012.

Barbie Hsu had an elder sister, Hsu Shi-hsien, and a younger sister, Dee Hsu.

Barbie Hsu's mother worked as a real estate broker to support Hsu and her two sisters while her father fled due to his gambling debt when she was 14, though he later returned.

At age 11, Barbie Hsu made her first film appearance as an extra in The Sea Plan, directed by Heinrich Wang.

Meanwhile, at 15, when Barbie Hsu accompanied her sister Dee to an audition after Dee had been invited for a commercial with singer Chou Chuan-huing, they were scouted by Chou's label, Famous Records, which signed Barbie Hsu before signing Dee as well.

Barbie Hsu was featured on the variety show Comedian Bump Earth with Chou as his "fan," while the sisters appeared in the music video for Chou's song "Can't Let You Go" in 1991.

The duo ended their management partnership with Wang Wei-Zhong and established their own studios in 2010, after which Barbie Hsu primarily focused on acting in Hong Kong and mainland China, while Dee continued hosting in Taiwan.

Barbie Hsu wrote lyrics for other singers such as Mavis Fan, Josie Ho, and Dee.

Barbie Hsu transitioned into films later in her career but found less success compared to television.

Barbie Hsu's first starring role in a feature film came with the Chinese horror film The Ghost Inside, followed by the Taiwanese films Silk and My So-Called Love.

Barbie Hsu broke into Hong Kong film industry with Connected, a remake of the Hollywood thriller Cellular, for which she received a nomination for the Best Actress at the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards.

However, for her three films in one year, Future X-Cops, Reign of Assassins, and Adventure of the King, Barbie Hsu received the Most Disappointing Actress at the 2nd Golden Broom Awards.

Barbie Hsu's performance feels too modern, overly exaggerated, and lacks emotional depth.

Barbie Hsu co-wrote SOS Chao Meng Qing Chun and SOS Tokyo Shopping Map with Dee, the former about their teenage years and the latter a Japanese fashion and travel guide.

Barbie Hsu published Penny Dreadful, a collection of poems, and Lao Niang Jia Dao, a memoir about motherhood for her first child.

Barbie Hsu's last attempt at acting was a role she volunteered for to support Angie Chai, the producer of Meteor Garden, when Chai's Taiwanese adaptation of the K-drama Our Blues reportedly fell through in 2024.

From 2011 to 2012, and for a short period in 2015, she served as a stand-in host for Dee during the latter's maternity leave and injury leave, respectively, on the variety-comedy talk show Kangsi Coming, where Barbie Hsu frequently appeared as a guest over the years.

Barbie Hsu co-produced the web show Dee's Talk hosted by Dee, which was nominated for the Golden Bell Award for Best Variety Show.

Barbie Hsu then dated Blackie Chen, after which they remained close friends.

Barbie Hsu dated actor Lan Cheng-lung from 2001 to 2005, followed by a two-year relationship with actor Vic Chou, who had been her godbrother after meeting on set of Meteor Garden, until early 2008.

In 2010, while filming Croczilla, Barbie Hsu suffered from radial nerve inflammation and was introduced to an acupuncturist in Beijing by Ady An, who subsequently invited her to two parties at LAN Club, where Barbie Hsu met the club's owner, Wang Xiaofei, the son of Zhang Lan, founder of the South Beauty restaurant group, on both occasions.

Just four days before their wedding, Barbie Hsu underwent a secret surgery following a miscarriage, amid rumors of a pregnancy that she publicly denied at the time.

Barbie Hsu resided briefly in Beijing with Wang before returning to Taipei; for most of their marriage, Wang commuted between Beijing and Taipei, with Barbie Hsu's refusal to relocate to Beijing being a major point of contention between them.

In 2018, Barbie Hsu underwent surgery following her second miscarriage, eight days before she began filming the marriage reality show Happiness Trio with Wang.

In 2020, Barbie Hsu sold one of her three luxury apartments in Taipei, in a move widely interpreted as an effort to salvage Wang's struggling business.

Barbie Hsu did not hold a wedding ceremony for her remarriage, except for matching wedding ring tattoos by Koo.

In November 2022, Barbie Hsu sought enforcement of spousal maintenance of over NT$7.5 million at the Taipei District Court against Wang, claiming he had failed to honor their divorce agreement since March of that year.

Barbie Hsu then launched a series of attacks against Hsu and her family on Weibo including her second husband Koo, her sister Dee, and Dee's husband, Mike Xu.

On December 3,2022, Barbie Hsu asserted on social media that she had personally paid for the two apartments in Taipei, which were selected by Wang, and that he owed her over NT$100 million, which she had lent him in 2018 for his business.

Wang countered that Barbie Hsu had paid the down payment of one of the apartments using NT$200 million he had previously deposited into her account when he did not yet have a bank account in Taiwan.

Barbie Hsu stated that Hsu had reneged on an agreement to offset the NT$100 million loan in exchange for her ownership of a NT$400 million apartmen following their divorce, and attributed the delay in repayment to China's strict foreign exchange and money transfer regulations, which he circumvented by selling a painting, through which hehad repaid NT$5 million.

Barbie Hsu subsequently sued Wang for violating Taiwan's Personal Data Protection Act by disclosing her address and bank information.

Actress Zhang Yingying, whom Barbie Hsu claimed had begun a relationship with Wang before his divorce, ended her relationship with Wang in 2023 amid an acrimonious breakup and disapproval from Wang's mother.

In October 2023, after Wang's mother chided him for publicly expressing his wish to remarry Barbie Hsu, Wang explained that he was motivated by concerns for Barbie Hsu's health and fears for her possible death.

On March 20,2024, Barbie Hsu issued her most direct and detailed response to Wang's series of allegations on Weibo:.

In February 2023, Barbie Hsu filed lawsuits in China against Wang for defamation and invasion of privacy, and against Zhang for online infringement liability; Barbie Hsu later applied for injunctions against Wang and Zhang.

In March 2025, the Barbie Hsu family proceeded with her matrimonial assets case posthumously, maintaining a claim of NT$7.5 million against Wang.

Barbie Hsu was known for her keen interest in beauty treatments, particularly in hair care, skin whitening, and weight loss.

Barbie Hsu took anticoagulants over an extended period to achieve a paler complexion, despite being aware of the potential side effects.

Barbie Hsu earned the nickname "Beauty Queen" after her best-selling beauty guide series of the same name.

Barbie Hsu was a fan of sci-fi, the supernatural and the UFOs, as well as a member of Taiwan UFOlogy Society.

Barbie Hsu was a lifelong fan of Takuya Kimura since her junior high school years, which inspired her to learn Japanese and briefly pursue a career in Japan in 1995.

Barbie Hsu was an active supporter of charity over the years, particularly advocating for women's and children's rights, LGBT rights, and animal rights.

Barbie Hsu was one of the first major celebrities to collaborate with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Barbie Hsu was one of the first Taiwanese celebrities to publicly discuss mental health, including her battle with depression in 2000, from which she recovered after one year.

In 2017, after being hospitalized following a fainting episode, Barbie Hsu revealed that she had a pre-existing condition of mitral valve prolapse and a history of epilepsy, including a near-fatal episode during the birth of her son in 2016.

On 29 January 2025, during the Chinese New Year holiday, Barbie Hsu traveled with her family to Japan.

News of Barbie Hsu's death was first heavily hinted at by a Hong Kong travel influencer on his Facebook page before her family's announcement.

Barbie Hsu's page was later taken down amid backlash over the premature disclosure and perceived attention-seeking.

Since Barbie Hsu's children are still minors, their inheritance shares and guardianship will be managed by their biological father, Wang, until they reach adulthood.

Nevertheless, Taiwanese paparazzo Ge Siqi, who is associated with Wang, claimed that at the time of her death, Barbie Hsu had a bank balance of only 1.33 million RMB and that both of her properties were under mortgage, effectively placing the rights to her estate under encumbrance.

In later years, as their family matters increasingly made headlines and obsessed social media, the Barbie Hsu family was, at times pejoratively, compared to the Kardashian family of the Chinese world.

Perspectives change over time, but one thing about Barbie Hsu never did: her extraordinary will and the determination to see things through.

In May 2024, after Zhang claimed that Barbie Hsu's son had been expelled from school, Barbie Hsu refuted on Weibo, saying that she had filed for an injunction with the Beijing Internet Court over Zhang while appealing to the court, the All-China Women's Federation, the Cyberspace Administration of China, and Douyin to take action over Zhang's repeated spreading of false information.

Barbie Hsu was accused by multiple people of drug use, but none was confirmed.

Barbie Hsu was taken away after the security reported to the police.