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New Straits Times
5 days ago
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#SHOWBIZ: Singer Ken Chu scolded for selling products by Barbie Hsu's ex-husband
TAIPEI: Taiwanese singer and actor Ken Chu has responded to netizens who criticised him for selling products belonging to Barbie Hsu's ex-husband, the Chinese businessman Wang Xiaofei. 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.
AsiaOne
6 days ago
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'I hope Wang Xiaofei earns a lot of money': Ken Chu scolded for selling products by Barbie Hsu's ex-husband, explains his actions, Entertainment News
Taiwanese singer-actor Ken Chu has responded to netizens criticising him for selling products by Barbie Hsu's ex-husband, Chinese businessman Wang Xiaofei. The 46-year-old, who was a member of Taiwanese boy band F4 and reunited with them recently at Mayday's concert on July 12, held a Douyin livestream yesterday (July 16), where he spoke about F4's reunion and the late Barbie. F4, which also consists of stars Jerry Yan, Vic Chou and Vanness Wu, rose to fame in Taiwanese idol drama Meteor Garden (2001), which also starred Barbie as the female lead. She died on Feb 2 at the age of 48 from pneumonia caused by complications from the flu. Speaking about F4's reunion during his livestream yesterday, Ken shared that he was reluctant at first because of his physical health. He said: "If you had paid close attention, including to our reunion recently, you would have realised that I look older compared to the three of them. That's because of my physical condition. I age 1.5 times faster than a normal person." Ken also shared that he felt his stamina had deteriorated rapidly and if he doesn't have a reunion with the other members within this year or the next, he wouldn't be able to keep up with them. He also agreed to the reunion because of the love and passion he had received as a member of the pop group throughout the years as well as his love for Barbie. When he spoke about the actress, Ken took a deep breath and said tearfully: "She was in the lives of the four of us, right? Everyone talks about the wheel of fate. I believe that among the four of us, we each had our own methods of loving her when we were younger." Ken, who turned to sales livestream in recent years, added that he was scolded by netizens recently for selling 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, on his livestream. In response to those criticisms, he said: "Why can't I sell it? To be honest, I really hope Wang Xiaofei earns a lot of money, if not, who would take care of his two children?" Xiaofei and Barbie, who divorced in 2021, shared two children Hsi-yueh, 11, and Hsi-lin, nine. In the years leading up to Barbie's death, they had been embroiled in lawsuits over Xiaofei infringing on their children's privacy and defamation with accusations of drug abuse and adultery. In 2023, Ken briefly addressed his stand in one of his sales livestreams: "I think it's quite awkward to say this... but my liking for this brand has no relation to any trending news. I just feel that this brand is honest in their products, taste well and I wanted to recommend it to everyone." [[nid:720268]] No part of this article can be reproduced without permission from AsiaOne.
