In one episode, Shan Cai also flipped the damsel in distress trope when Dao Ming Si punished the people who wronged her—by ...

Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, who became a household name in the Philippines and many parts of Asia for her role as “Shan Cai” in the 2001 drama “Meteor Garden,” died on Sunday after ...

When her friend receives a card from the group’s arrogant leader Dao Ming Si, Shan Cai takes it upon herself to defend her friend, making her F4’s newest target. While Shan Cai is initially ...

Jerry played the role of the infamous F4 leader Dao Ming Si in the hit Taiwanese drama “Meteor Garden” in 2001. He was the love interest of Barbie’s character Shan Cai. Jerry was also a member of the ...

Shan Cai (Barbie), and her encounters with four wealthy boys, Dao Ming Si (Jerry), Xi Men (Ken), Mei Zuo (Vanness), Hua Ze Lei (Vic), at school. Ken was also a member of the Taiwanese boy band F4, ...

Hsu played Shan Cai, a teenager from a middle-class family ... Hsu’s four male Meteor Garden co-stars later formed the Taiwanese boyband F4, which became one of the most popular Mandopop groups ...

Female lead Shan Cai is both enviable and relatable. Despite being an ordinary girl, she finds herself entangled with the elite F4—Dao Ming Si, Hua Ze Lei, Ximen, and Mei Zuo—at the prestigious Ying ...

Every 4:30 PM, Philippine households tuned in to their TV to watch Shan Cai get bullied (and later loved) by the F4 boys. We memorised every line, every kilig moment, and yes—even that unforgettable ...