Rain Leads Tribute to Late Barbie Hsu at Taiwan Concert

By Yoona, Lee

Feb 16, 2025

Rain Leads Tribute to Late Barbie Hsu at Taiwan Concert



Singer Rain mourned the late Barbie Hsu with his fans, referring to Koo Joon-yeob, a senior who lost his wife at a Taiwanese concert.

On the 15th, Taiwan ET Today held a special event in Taiwan for the first time in nine years"On this day, he held "Still Raining Asia Tour Concert" at Kaohsiung Pop Music Center and was joined by about 5,000 audiences."," he said.

Rain dressed up at the end of the concert with a heavy look on his face, saying, "My favorite senior, Koo Jun-yeop, is a very respected man in K-pop, and everyone is saddened by his pain"It's my sister-in-law who passed away. Although I've never met, I'm here (Gaohsiung) because I'm a junior, and I think it's the best option to observe silence here. Would you all please give us a silent tribute for 10 seconds?", and the entire audience mourned and silenced Seo Hee-won.




Rain Leads Tribute to Late Barbie Hsu at Taiwan Concert
Rain conveyed the sadness of Koo Jun-yeop, a senior who lost his wife, saying, "I can't see Koo Jun-yeop in person, but I want to pray from a distance. It's my job. Please support and support Koo Jun-yeop. "He is the best senior, very honest and kind person. Thank you so much to all of you. Thank you. I love you.In addition to the pain of bereavement, he asked for support for senior Koo Jun-yeop, who is suffering from local fake news.

On this day, Rain performed his hit songs such as 'Kang', 'It's Raining', 'How to Avoid the Sun', and 'Only You'. While singing Psy's 'Gangnam Style', he said "Everyone dance. If I don't dance, I'll change the song and fly back right away. I'm not kidding, I'm watching. If you don't dance, I'll go home!" gave a lively performance.

Local media reported that `Rain especially mourned the late Seo Hee-won at the end of the concert, showing a deep brotherly friendship with Koo Jun-yeop, and fans tearfully joined and admired their friendship," he said.




Rain Leads Tribute to Late Barbie Hsu at Taiwan Concert
Earlier on the 15th, Seo Hee-je wrote on his account, "Thank you for your various ways of paying tribute to my beloved sister Seo Hee-je."I express my sincere respect on behalf of the family."

The family sent Seo Hee-won to heaven for a farewell ceremony and an arboretum and buried him in his heart. He said that the farewell ceremony was held at Seo Hee-jae's old house, and that it was held quietly with only relatives and friends without colorful flowers or grand splendor,

At the scene, a piano performance was played for Seo Hee-won, and family and friends shared their past memories while drinking champagne together while looking at Seo Hee-won's old photos. Everyone missed Seo Hee-jae in tears, and in particular, Koo Joon-yeop lost at least 6kg and was said to be haggard and emaciated, and Seo Hee-je was also said to be the same.




Earlier, Seo Hee-won died on the 2nd of the flu accompanied by pneumonia while traveling to Japan with her family. He was 48. Seo Hee-won's remains, cremated in Japan, arrived in Taiwan on the 5th. The deceased died in the form of an arboretum. As for the reason for choosing the arboretum, Seo Hee-je said "In the past, my sister wanted an eco-friendly arboretum." When the application for the arboretum is completed, we will return the remains of our beloved sister to nature."

Meanwhile, Taiwanese actor Seo Hee-won received a lot of congratulations for announcing her marriage to Ku in 2022. In particular, the two were more cheered for their fate-like narrative, which they dated for a year in 1998, broke up due to opposition from their agency, and reunited after 20 years. However, not only Taiwanese fans but also domestic fans continued to mourn due to Seo Hee-won's sudden sad news.



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