Her husband, Koo Jun Yup, was later seen with the urn at Songshan Airport in Taipei. The late actress's sister, Dee Hsu, issued a subsequent statement to Taiwanese media that the ashes had arrived in Taipei.

Hsu was 48 when she died of pneumonia after contracting influenza while on a trip with her family to Japan. Rumours of her death first spread online on Sunday and was eventually confirmed by her younger sister, Taiwanese entertainer Dee Hsu, on Monday morning, via the latter's manager. Her body was later cremated in Tokyo.