Billboards paying tribute to the star have sprung up in cities such as New York and Nanjing. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Her role in the teen drama catapulted her to fame as a pop idol. She was also a TV host and appeared in films.

Flu” takes the spotlight Before Korean pop, or K-pop, there was the Flower 4, or F4—a group of four wealthy, handsome, yet haughty boys from the internationally acclaimed 2001 TV series,Meteor Garden, ...