Barbie Hsu statue unveiled at her resting placeStaff writer, with CNAA statue of late Taiwanese singer and actress Barbie Hsu (徐熙媛) was unveiled by her mother, nicknamed “S Mom,” and Hsu’s South Korean husband Koo Jun-yup yesterday in her resting place in New Taipei City, one year after her death. Designed by Koo, the statue is surrounded by nine cubes that he described as representing nine planets. Family members and friends of late singer and actress Barbie Hsu gather at the unveiling of her statue at Chin Pao San cemetery in New Taipei City yesterday. Barbie Hsu died of pneumonia at the age of 48 on Feb. 2 last year while on a trip to Japan, where she contracted influenza during the Lunar New Year holiday. Off-screen, Barbie Hsu was a well-known celebrity across Asia.

Source: Taipei Times February 02, 2026 17:12 UTC