Chinese netizens have used the new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot DeepSeek to mimic Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu’s style in farewell letters to mourn her passing.
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On February 3, Hsu’s family confirmed she had died at 48 from pneumonia after contracting the flu while travelling in Japan.
Her younger sister wrote: “I am grateful to have been her sister in this lifetime, to have shared moments of love and companionship. I will always be thankful for her and miss her forever.”
In 1994, Hsu debuted alongside her sister Dee Hsu in the pop duo SOS under the stage name Big S.
She rose to fame in 2001 as the strong-willed yet impoverished Shan Cai in the Taiwanese TV drama Meteor Garden.
After an 11-year marriage to Chinese businessman Wang Xiaofei, Hsu spent nearly three years married to South Korean rapper Koo Jun-yup. She is survived by two children.