Taiwanese actor Barbie Hsu, one of the most prominent stars in the Chinese-speaking world, has died of a flu-related illness at age 48, Taiwan’s official Central News Agency reported Monday, citing her sister.

Taiwanese actor Barbie Hsu, who rose to fame across East Asia as the romantic lead in the 2001 television drama "Meteor Garden", has died of influenza aged 48, her sister said on Monday. Familiar by the nickname "Big S",

Taiwanese actor Barbie Hsu, the wife of singer and DJ Koo Jun-yup, died at the age of 48 due to pneumonia, according to a report from the Central News Agency on Monday.

Sil, best known for playing Park Mal Soon in the second season of Netflix’s Squid Game, has died. She was 81. She had been diagnosed with stomach cancer just three months before her death, the Korea Herald reported.

Her death comes just three months after Joo-Sil was diagnosed with stomach cancer. She was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer 30 years ago and given only one year to live. She battled for 13 years before being cleared of the cancer.

Squid Game actress Lee Joo-sil died at age 81 after a battle with stomach cancer. According to Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo, the actress died in her home in Uijeongbu on Sunday morning. Lee starred as Hwang Jun-Ho’s mother in two episodes Squid Game Season 2.