Basic information
- real name：徐熙媛
- Alias：大S
- Foreign Name：Barbie Hsu
- Place of birth: Taipei, Taiwan, China Province, China
- Date of birth: October 6th, 1976
- alma mater：Taipei Hwa Kang Arts School（台北市华冈艺术学校）
- Constellation: Libra
- Blood type: Type B
- Height: 163 cm
Barbie Hsu is a Taiwanese actress most well-known for her role as Shan Cai in the Taiwanese drama “Meteor Garden.” She also had a singing career and hosting experience. She was in a duo group called ASOS (A Sisters of Shu) with her sister Dee Hsu. After breaking up with Vic Chou in 2008, she married Chinese catering millionaire Wang Xiaofei in Beijing last year in a much talked about wedding. Her income reached 33.72 million yuan (US$5.21 million) in the assessment period.The two have decided to peacefully terminate their marriage.
Performing experience
Starlight begins to shine
In 1993, Xu Xiyuan and her sister Xu Xidi (Xiao S) officially debuted under the name of the singing group “SOS”. Subsequently, the first album “Occupy Youth” was released. After publishing several albums, due to copyright and management contract issues with SOS’s stage name, they were forced to ban the publication of audio works. It was not until joining Wang Weizhong that the last album “Abnormal Girl” was released. Under legal restrictions, Xu Xiyuan and her sister Xu Xidi switched to hosting in Taiwan under the name of ASOS,
In 1996, he attempted to host the variety show “Guess Guess Guess Guess Guess Guess” on CTV.
On March 16, 1998, Xu Xiyuan and Xu Xidi’s sisters ushered in the watershed, took over the chair of Entertainment 100% on the eight comprehensive stations, and stood out with their unique form of double hosting and lively style. They are not bound by conventions, talk about everything, and even dare to show their true joys and sorrows in front of the camera. This frankness and authenticity have won the love of the audience. At the same time, they are brave enough to sacrifice their image, boldly dress up as ugly and play tricks, adding countless highlights to the program. It is these unique characteristics that make “Entertainment 100%” stand out in the fiercely competitive entertainment industry and become a leader in the prime time of entertainment news.
Therefore, SOS sisters have also established their position in the entertainment industry and become high-profile host stars.
Performing arts soar
The year 2000 was a “starting point” for the departure of Big S and Little S, as Big S Xu Xiyuan starred in the youth idol drama “Meteor Garden” that year, playing the role of “Shancai”. The drama premiered in Taiwan in 2001 and sparked a frenzy of viewership. It was then eagerly watched by mainland audiences and was even nominated for the Best Actress award at the Golden Bell Awards in Taiwan for her performance in the drama. From then on, “Shancai” became a representative work of the big S screen image, greatly promoting her acting career. After the sensation caused by “Meteor Garden”, Big S became the “queen of TV dramas”, and in 2002 alone, he starred in three TV series: “Youth Six”, “Meteor Garden 2”, and “Monkey King”.
In June of the following year, Xu Xiyuan’s first historical drama “The Ghost Story of a Concubine” premiered on Taiwan’s Huashi TV. After a few days of broadcasting, it became a sensation across the board and ranked first in the viewership competition of eight o’clock TV dramas on Taiwan’s five mainstream channels – Huashi TV, CTV, TTV, FTV, and Taiwan Chinese Satellite TV.
In September 2004, “God of War” starring Zhou Yumin was a hit on Huayu TV, and the drama won the “Golden Bell Award” for the most popular drama program in Taiwan in 2005.
Multi line development
It is worth mentioning that Da S’s career has made rapid progress, and the key is that she has tried to develop in multiple fields. Starting from 2005, she successively released books such as “Beauty King”, “Butterfly Flies”, “Big S Beauty Essays”, and “Beauty King 2 Exposes Female Stars” to introduce beauty secrets. Among them, “Beauty King” sold over 800000 copies across the Taiwan Strait and was quite popular among female readers.
In May 2005, Xu Xiyuan and Liu Ye’s debut film “Suspicion” was released. The film was directed by the famous Hong Kong horror film director Qiu Litao. In the film, Big S bravely breaks through, abandons fancy costumes, and presents a young mother with schizophrenia in a simple image. His performance was natural and smooth, without any trace, completely immersing the audience in the terrifying atmosphere of the film and showcasing excellent acting skills.
In November, the TV drama “Midnight Song” co produced with Huang Lei was broadcasted, vividly portraying the elegant, peaceful, intelligent, passionate, strong and fearless side of Tong Ruofan.
In May 2006, the Taiwanese thriller film “The Mysterious” in which she participated was nominated for the “Official Observation Film” category at the Cannes International Film Festival. The following year, she co starred with Luo Zhixiang in the idol drama “Love at the Corner”. The drama won the top spot in ratings three days before its premiere, with an average rating of 9.1. She was also nominated for the Best Actress award at the 14th Shanghai Television Festival – Magnolia Awards for her performance in the drama. In June [79] of the same year, the sisters of S and S again co hosted the new variety show Love to Eat, and the guests who participated in the show were often bewildered by the sudden gossip problems of S and S, thus making many jokes.
Dual residency in film and television
In May 2008, she starred in the romantic movie “Voice of Love Practice” and played the female lead role of a kitten; On July 5th, co hosted the 19th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards in the pop category with Tao Jingying, Xu Xidi, and Hou Peicen; The next month, hosted the dance variety show “Dance Forest Avenue” on Taiwan’s CTV with Chen Jianzhou; In September, the action movie “Keep the Phone” starring Xu Xiyuan was released across Asia, in which she played the role of single mother Grace Wang Haiqing. She was nominated for Best Actress at the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards for her performance in the film.
During the two years of 2009-2010, films such as “The Secret Agent Spirit Dog”, “Love in the City”, and “Dragon and Phoenix Shop” in which he participated were successively released. At the end of May 2010, he co starred with He Rundong and Huang Xiaoming in the idol drama The Summer of foam, in which she played Yin Xiamo, the female leader. Since its launch, this drama has always ranked first in the ratings of satellite TV.
In July 2011, participated in the filming of Su Jianxin’s MV “Before Dawn”; On September 5th, the movie “Da Wu Sheng” directed by Gao Xiaosong and starring Xu Xiyuan, Han Geng, Wu Zun, Yu Rongguang and others was released nationwide. In the film, she played Xi Mulan, and director Gao Xiaosong said that he was most satisfied with the female lead “Xi Mulan”. She subverted the traditional martial arts female lead image, was free and mature, bravely faced life, and firmly controlled her own destiny. Da S Xu Xiyuan interprets the love and sorrow of a real woman in her authentic manner. She successfully breaks through the stereotypical framework of traditional martial arts characters on the surface, and her passionate and moving performance is heart wrenching, making her one of the most groundbreaking female characters in martial arts films. At the end of the same year, he started hosting the celebrity interview program “Kangxi is Coming” on Zhongtian Comprehensive Channel on behalf of the class, and collaborated with Cai Kangyong to host it.
In June 2012, the film “Driver” starring Xu Xiyuan achieved the highest box office performance in Hong Kong and also performed well in mainland China; In October of the same year, she appeared at the beauty industry event “OL Direct Election · Perfect Brand Award” and won the “OL Favorite Brand Ambassador” award in Greater China with Pantene Clinicare; In December, the American film website “TC Candler” announced the annual “Top 100 Most Beautiful Female Faces in the World”, and Xu Xiyuan was shortlisted, ranking 89th.
New Variety Show
On April 22, 2015, Xu Xiyuan once again acted as the host for “Kangxi Comes”.
In February 2017, the first variety show after giving birth was dedicated to the fourth season of “The Brain”. As a guest on the show, she actively sought advice on how to cultivate children’s attention and memory, revealing that her son is only 7 months old, which caused laughter from the audience and was praised for her eagerness to love her son. On July 4th of the following year, the intimate relationship reality observation program “Happy Trio Season 1”, which served as a regular guest, was launched on Tencent Video. The Xu Xiyuan couple and two other couples in the program frequently became hot searches, triggering various media outlets to explore ways of getting along with each other, and also attracting widespread attention and discussion from netizens. It even received a high score of 7.5 on Douban, which can be said to be a combination of ratings and reputation. On October 24th, the immersive experiential variety show “Miss Beauty” was broadcasted on Tencent Video.
In May 2019, China’s first experiential reality show “We Are Real Friends”, which focused on friendship with Xu Xidi, Aya and Fan Xiaoxuan, premiered on Tencent Video. In addition to showing the wonderful journey of the four sisters, Xu Xiyuan, Xu Xidi, Liu Hanya and Fan Xiaoxuan, this show also conveyed the warmth and touch of friendship to the public. In June, Big S (Xu Xiyuan) served as a guest on the parenting observation variety show “We’ve Grew Up”, sharing interesting interactions between a pair of children. Subsequently, in 2020, he joined variety shows such as the second season of “Becoming a Mom” [186] and the second season of “Dream Space”.
In December 2021, I became a behind the scenes producer and participated in the production of the variety show “Xidi Wants to Talk”.
In November 2024, the science fiction film “The Old Huai Tree” that participated in the screenwriting was selected as one of the top 5 finalists for the Ultimate Roadshow at the 6th Golden Rooster Film Venture Capital Conference in 2024.
emotional life
In June 2005, Xu Xiyuan (Big S) publicly admitted to her infidelity and broke up with Lan Zhenglong, whom she had been dating for 4 years. Later, he fell in love with Zhou Yumin. In January 2008, while promoting his new album in Shanxi, Zhou Yumin confirmed that he had broken up with Xiyuan, citing career considerations as the reason.
In 2010, Wang Xiaofei and Big S Xu Xiyuan’s “lightning engagement” caused a sensation in the entertainment industry. On November 16th of the same year, Xu Xiyuan and Wang Xiaofei registered their marriage in Beijing. On March 22 of the following year, the wedding was held in Sanya, Hainan. After giving birth to their daughter Wang Xiyue (Xiaoyue Er) in 2014, they also had a son named Linzi in 2016, forming the character “Hao”. Their son was named Wang Xiqing, also known as Xiqing.
On November 22, 2021, according to Taiwanese media, Da S released a lawyer’s statement through the media, stating that the two had decided to peacefully terminate their marriage.
On March 28, 2022, Da S and Gu Junye completed their marriage registration procedures.
Films and TV series: “Meteor Garden,” “Summer’s Desire,” “Corner with Love,” “Phantom Lover,” “Say Yes Enterprise,” “Mars,” “Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story,” “Motorway,” “My Kingdom,” “Reign of Assassins,” “Adventure of the King,” “Future X-Cops,” “Hot Summer Days”
