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Family, friends, and colleagues gathered to pay tribute to late Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu on the first anniversary of her death in a private ceremony held in New Taipei City.

According to reports from Taiwanese news sources and fan groups, the ceremony was held at the Chin Pao San Cemetery, where Barbie's memorial statue was unveiled. The event was kept private, with the attendees paying their respects in a non-public setting.

Also in attendance were Barbie's co-stars from Meteor Garden and F4 members Jerry Yan and Vic Chou. Pictures that emerged online later showed the two actors standing together before the ceremony.

Barbie's Meteor Garden co-star Rainie Yang who played Barbie's best friend in the show, Xiao Yu, was also present, as well as her Corner with Love co-star Show Lo.

#RainieYang, another #MeteorGarden co-star is also there today.#ShowLo, her #CornerWithLove co-star is also at the scene.#BarbieHsu will always be well-loved and remembered 🤍 https://t.co/TEWugh0MiX pic.twitter.com/a360t5Ns4K

— Milk Tea Dramas (@SMilkdrama) February 2, 2026

#JerryYan and #VicChou at Chin Pao San cemetery for #BarbieHsu's memorial statue unveiling ceremony today.

Dao Ming Si and Hua Ze Lei are off to see their Shan Cai 🤍 pic.twitter.com/Utyk0sAHqe

— Milk Tea Dramas (@SMilkdrama) February 2, 2026

Other notable figures who attended the ceremony included Super Junior's Choi Si-won, Taiwanese television producer Wang Wei-chung, and television hosts Kevin Tsai and Matilda Tao.

📽 260202 SIWON at Barbie Hsu's memorial ceremony in Taiwan

SIWON attending Barbie Hsu's death anniversary and memorial ceremony in Taiwan

cr. elletaiwan#시원 #SIWON #최시원 #CHOISIWON @siwonchoi pic.twitter.com/zd6vzmq7Tv

— About Siwon (@about_siwon) February 3, 2026

Later, Barbie's younger sister, TV host Dee Hsu, delivered a speech in her honor.

#DeeHsu gave a speech and thanked #DJKoo for designing the statue:

"A person who truly loves her, asks for nothing, craves nothing other than love, protecting my sister with a clean and untainted heart. Just thinking like that helps me hold on, so I'm truly grateful to him." pic.twitter.com/S6HKAod44R

— Milk Tea Dramas (@SMilkdrama) February 2, 2026

Although he was unable to attend in person as he is currently based in China, Meteor Garden actor Ken Chu marked the occasion by reposting a tribute video on his Instagram Story.

“A year without you. A lifetime of remembering (heart emoji),” he wrote in the now-expired post.

Barbie Hsu passed away on February 2, 2025 from pneumonia due to complications of influenza. She is survived by husband DJ Koo and her two children from a previous marriage to Wang Xiaofei.

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