#SHOWBIZ: Singer Ken Chu scolded for selling products by Barbie Hsu's ex-husband
The 46-year-old artiste, a former member of the Taiwanese boy band F4, who recently reunited with the group at Mayday's concert on July 12, held a Douyin livestream on July 16.
During the stream, he discussed F4's reunion and the late Barbie Hsu.
F4, which also includes stars Jerry Yan, Vic Chou, and Vanness Wu, rose to fame in the Taiwanese idol drama Meteor Garden (2001), in which Barbie Hsu also starred as the female lead.
She passed away on Feb 2 at the age of 48 from pneumonia.
Ken, who has ventured into livestream selling in recent years, mentioned that he was recently reprimanded by netizens for offering instant hot and sour noodle soup from Ma Liu Ji, a food brand owned by Barbie's ex-husband Xiaofei and his mother Zhang Lan, during his livestream.
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