SOURCE: 故서희원 동생 "구준엽, 사랑 외엔 그 무엇도 탐하지 않는 사람…진심으로 감사" 눈물
Barbie Hsu's younger sister, Dee Hsu, expressed her gratitude toward her brother-in-law, Goo Junyeop.
On the 2nd, according to the Taiwanese media ETtoday, Dee Hsu said, "I'm truly thankful to my brother-in-law," at the unveiling ceremony for Barbie Hsu's memorial statue in Chin Pao San Memorial Park, Taiwan.
On that day, Goo Junyeop, along with Barbie Hsu's family, relatives, and close friends, gathered at the ceremony to mark the first anniversary of her passing. The memorial statue was designed by Goo Junyeop himself, who has also worked as an artist, to show his love for his late wife. Beside the statue, there was a silver memorial stone engraved with the letter 'S' for Barbie Hsu, conveying the message, "I will remember you forever."
Dee Hsu cried several times during her speech as she expressed her gratitude to Goo Junyeop. She said, "I want to thank my brother-in-law Goo Junyeop for designing such a beautiful statue for my sister. I hope that everyone who loves her can come here to see her and talk to her whenever they miss her."
As it rained during the ceremony, as if even the sky were mourning, Dee Hsu tried to lighten the mood by joking, "If it had been bright and sunny today, that wouldn't have suited my sister's style."
Dee Hsu confessed that whenever she feels overwhelmed by the deep sadness over losing her sister, she feels better by remembering that Goo Junyeop was by her sister's side during the last three years of her life.
Dee Hsu described Goo Junyeop, saying, "He is someone who truly loves my sister. He wants nothing. He desires nothing but love." She continued, "It helps me going to know that there was a person who protected my sister with a pure and simple heart, with no calculations, stray thoughts, or impurities. That is why I'm so thankful to him," which reportedly moved everyone to tears.
TV personality Kevin Tsai, who was known to have been a close friend of Barbie Hsu during her life time, also shared his feelings. He said, "Today I saw your statue. Bronze and marble. Both are strong materials. As I looked at it, I quietly sighed in my heart. You deserved to be taken care of, but fate decided that you had to be strong. Then let us be strong, my friend. Even death can't erase the beautiful traces you left behind. There is no strength more beautiful than this."
After unveiling the memorial statue, Goo Junyeop shared a heartbreaking letter to his wife on Instagram. In the letter, he wrote, "To my eternal love, my everything, Barbie. When I sit blankly on the corner of the bed in an empty room in the morning, I still wonder whether if this is real or just a dream... As I wish it were a dream, my heart feels heavy and painful." He continued, "My Barbie... Barbie. When we meet again next time, let's be together forever and ever. I miss you. I miss you to death."
