Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actor and singer best known for starring in the hit 2001 series “Meteor Garden,” has died. She was 48. The BBC reported news of Hsu’s death on Monday, citing local media.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama “Meteor Garden” that once swept Asia, died after contracting pneumonia triggered by the flu. She was 48.

Hsu’s four male Meteor Garden co-stars later formed the Taiwanese boyband F4, which became one of the most popular Mandopop groups in the 2000s. Hsu was married to South Korean singer DJ Koo ...