Okay, these two either went “Hold My Beer” around the other star relationship news recently or they are legit starring in their own K-drama. I hope its the latter but also realize it doesn’t matter, folks who are rich and famous usually figure it out for better or for worse. A twin shock was dropped on K-ent and TW-ent on this Tuesday morning thanks to a love story straight out of a weekend drama. No screenwriter could have come up with a wilder story. Veteran Korean musician DJ Koo (Koo Jun Yup) formerly of the dance duo Clon announced this morning that he and TW-star Barbie Hsu (Da S) were married. Like, come again. She is just four months out from finalizing her divorce to ex-husband Wang Xiaofei but the kicker is that this is a reunion for DJ Koo and Da S. They apparently secretly dated in the late 90’s (around 1998-1999) when she fell in love with him at first sight attending Tarcy Su’s concert where Clon was the special guest. They met backstage and the rest is first history, as they dated but broke up a year later due to pressure from his agency to not be in a relationship, and her agency was also selling her dream girl next door image right around the time of Meteor Garden.
They lost touch for the last twenty years, but DJ Koo explained that he intentionally never contacted her because she got married and he respected that, but she was always the one that got away. She was the best woman he had ever dated. When he heard of her divorce, he found her cell phone number from when they dated and dialed it with just a hope. It was indeed still her cell number and she picked up and the two started talking. They have been dating long distance, he’s in Korea and she’s in Taiwan, and he really wanted to spend the rest of his life with her starting now so he asked her to marry him so he could come to Taiwan to see her (only citizens and spouses can enter Taiwan during the pandemic) and then bring her back to Korea to start their life together. She agreed and they have registered their marriage and he’s flying to Taiwan tomorrow, do the 10 day quarantine, then spend two months there together before the newlyweds fly back to Korea. Since he’s 50 years old and she’s 46 and also the mom to two kids I think they are old enough to know what they want so best of luck and congrats! Apparently there is now a meme in Taiwan for the last few hours since the news broke with forty-something Taiwanese women posting on their FB and Insta that they still have the same cell phone number since 20 years ago ahahaha.
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There's a photo of them together with Da S wearing a Nazi swastika logo, that irks me.
If they are from Asia they do not associate the swastika with nazis, it's more of a religious symbol like the cross for christians.
Just out of interest, was it a Nazi swastika or a Buddhist/Hindu swastika? Having seen characters in K Dramas wearing wedding rings that have a swastika on them, I wonder if if might have been one of those older, original swastikas that predate the Nazi theft of the symbol by several thousand years.
Normal swastika logo looks like this 卐 and is squarish shaped, hers is tilted slightly to become diamond shaped and a circle encompasses it. It looks more like the Nazi symbol to me and the picture has been taken down from many yxh accounts or logo was edited out from the shirt on weibo. If it wasn't offensive, why would they take the picture down or censor the logo?
A little correction here:
Hitler didn't appropriate Indian Swastika. How could he? According to 'master race' theory, which was in vogue in Europe, and which was later adopted(not invented) by Hitler, Indian people and their religion sat at the bottom of the hierarchy. Swastika was too "pagan" for Hitler.
Hitler took his Nazi emblem from Benedictine Catholic Monastery and conciously called it "Hakenkreuz"(hooked cross). Hakenkreuz hasa symbolic meaning in Christianity. It represents Jesus's sacrifice. Hitler deliberately used this symbol to invoke anti-Jewsih sentiment.
Translating 'Hakenkreuz' as 'Swastika' was a mistake. No it was a mischief! Implicit form of racism! Many European scholars too have pointed out this misuse.
Hitlers use of that symbol was actual cultural appropriation that no one ever really talks about. We don't really think either of these people are Nazis so let it go already. Oh, and they delete stuff like this because people will bring it up 20 years later. I have seen this gal in one drama (MARS) and him on one variety show so it's not like I'm even a super fan but geesh.
Hitler stole the symbol and used for his evil actions. Swastika was an ancient symbol in Buddhism and has positive meaning. Now the devotees cant even use this symbol much, no thanks to Hitler. Occasionally i will see this in some temples.
I saw this on weibo and went wut??? I had no idea they dated in the past like how do they even communicate? does he know chinese? or her korean?
Wow, just wow. That's really wild and daring.
I mean, they had only been in contact thru phone and he will only get to meet her upon attaining her spouse status, to finish his 10 days quarantine and that would be the first time they are to meet in flesh.
Sure they have dated long time ago but so much time has passed and so much has changed since. But then, who are we to judge and say more that the two people involved.
Those are just my opinion and definitely not something I can imagine coming from 40's/50's adults. But hey, best of luck to the newlyweds.
Sorry but are people at 40’s and 50’s are ultimately people with dreams, wants, and needs too. Just because a person is of X age, he/she/they do not have to act a certain way. We are all humans and I find it strange how people are so caught up on an idea that my a certain age, shouldn’t do this or act like that. Life is short as it is - let people live as they want especially if they are not harming anyone
I was hoping they would meet first before agreeing to marry. Their romance was so long ago. Hope this wouldn't end in another divorce.
And here I thought, Barbie will finally get together with Jerry Yan. Lol.
You got me there, ??. The minute I finish reading this article, image of old Yan pop up right away and my curiosity to check out his news..lol.
So he's coming to Taiwan and that would be the first time they meet again after 20 years, get married, and then move to SK? wow
I am in shock not because I am a fan or anything like that. Its more the number from over 20 years ago and they got married after not meeting for over 20 years.
Its absolutely insane. You are right. I have not seen any drama with this sort of plot before.
Here in Taiwan, it's normal to have the same cellphone number if you stick with one network. If you lost your cellphone or have a new cellphone with the same network, it's all the same billing cp number.
I can't talk because my cellphone number is over 21 years old. I don't want to change it as it's too messy.
My phone number is also 20yo...... i dont like change ^^"
20 years is more than enough time for a person to completely transform him/herself. All the best to them, though I certainly cannot fathom doing such a thing myself.
I remember as a small kid I used to hate Barbie Xu hahahaha. I thought why San cai is so ugly??? There was something about her acting, expression, and face that irked me when I was watching her dramas even though I was still an 8 year old. My dislike was at the peak when she was in Mars. Is this what people call as irrational dislike ??? My little self was so weird ??.
Lol! I didn't like her too and I still don't like her. I don't think she has that FL look, but I've watched Mars, Chinese ghost story, and her other one with Peter Ho.
I have to add to this group too...I never understood her FL charm growing up.
Never liked her and became even turned off with her and Vic Zhou's affair (he had affair with her when he was still dating Beatrice Hsu -a very sweet girl. RIP. They didn't dare to show their face on her funeral at that time. Could never forget this) and later met with her ex husband via Ady An and a lot of rumors about the love triangle.