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SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, the wife of Koo Jun-yup (DJ Koo), former member of the K-pop duo CLON, has passed away due to pneumonia, local media outlet reported on Monday.

DJ Koo has briefly responded to the media about his wife Barbie Hsu's death. When Ilgan Sports contacted the 55-year-old Korean musician, whose real name is Koo Jun-yup, he confirmed that it was "not fake news".