Wednesday, February 4, 2026

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Barbie Hsu's children absent from the statue unveiling ceremony ... Ex-husband's wife explains: "They went to Beijing as soon as winter break began"

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As the statue unveiling ceremony for the first anniversary of the late Barbie Hsu's passing was held, attention has turned to the fact that her children did not attend the event.

On the 3rd (local time), Taiwanese media outlet ETtoday reported that a controversy arose locally after neither Barbie Hsu's son nor daughter appeared at the statue unveiling ceremony held on the 2nd. In response, Mandy Ma, the current wife of Barbie Hsu's ex-husband Wang Xiaofei, issued a statement.

Mandy Ma explained, "I don't know how the communication between the two families took place," then added, "The children returned to Beijing the day after the winter break began." Mandy Ma, who is currently pregnant, added that she personally takes care of the children's daily routines, including taking them to and from school and helping with their homework.

Goo Junyeop and Barbie Hsu dated in the 1990s before breaking up. They got back together and married in 2022 after Barbie Hsu divorced Wang Xiaofei. However, Barbie Hsu suddenly passed away on February 2nd last year due to influenza and pneumonia while traveling in Japan.

1. [+375][-2] This is too much. She's their biological mother... I can understand the stepmother, but the ex-husband is really awful.

2. [+335][-1] Even if the kids said they didn't want to go, shouldn't they have been forced to attend? That's basic decency... It's the first anniversary of their biological mother's passing...

3. [+281][-1] The ex-husband is a terrible person. No matter what, she's still their mother.

4. [+31][-0] If only she had married Goo Junyeop from the beginning, she might be living happily now... I feel bad for Goo Junyeop too, but Barbie Hsu is just so pitiful...

5. [+24][-1] It's not even the 10th anniversary of her passing, it's the 1st... How can he not let the kids attend??