Who is Barbie Hsu’s husband DJ Koo?

KOO Jun-Yup, AKA DJ Koo, is simply a South Korean instrumentalist who rocketed to fame successful the 1990s. 

He joined Meteor Garden prima Barbie Hsu successful 2022, but she sadly passed away conscionable 3 years aboriginal successful 2025.

Koo’s emergence to fame

Koo was calved successful Seoul, South Korea, connected September 11, 1969. 

He grew up alongside his older sister Koo Eun-Yeong.

While astatine school, Koo came successful 4th astatine a creation contention which led to him being signed by SM Entertainment.

He became a backing dancer for Lee Soo-man, earlier staring his mandatory military service. 

Koo past formed a set named Tak and Jun with vocalist Lee Tak successful 1993 but the duo disbanded soon after.

In 1996, helium formed the dance music duo CLON alongside Kang Won-rae. 

Their archetypal medium Are You Ready? sold 1.12 cardinal copies successful South Korea and kickstarted Koo’s unthinkable career. 

In 1998, helium was named Taiwan’s Sexiest Man and was awarded the rubric again a twelvemonth later.

Clon released respective albums during the 1990s, with their 4th effort New World selling implicit a cardinal copies. 

However, successful 2000, Koo’s bandmate Kang was paralysed successful a tragic motorcycle accident. 

Although Koo was encouraged to spell solo, helium took a interruption from euphony to attraction for his person until Kang could beryllium successful a wheelchair by himself. 

Becoming DJ Koo

Koo yet did motorboat a solo career, becoming 1 of South Korea’s biggest stars. 

However, helium continued to enactment with Kang and adjacent released a full-length medium with him successful 2005 entitled Victory. 

The instrumentalist choreographed a wheelchair creation for Kang, which was nominated for Best Dance Performance astatine the 2005 Mnet Asian Music Awards.

In 2006, Koo performed astatine a nine successful Gangnam and declared that helium would beryllium known arsenic DJ Koo successful future. 

He has since been portion of a question to popularise EDM successful South Korea.

A agelong engagement

In 1997, Koo met Taiwanese superstar Barbie Hsu but mislaid interaction with her until they met again a twelvemonth later. 

Although they fell successful emotion immediately, their narration lasted lone a twelvemonth owed to absorption from Koo’s management. 

K-Pop is infamous for its “dating bans”, which unit stars to forgo romanticist relationships.

Years later, connected March 8, 2022, Koo announced connected Instagram that helium had joined Barbie. 

He said: “To person specified a destiny with the pistillate I fell successful emotion with much than 20 years agone – this is simply a emotion we some privation to cherish and continue. 

“When I heard astir her divorce, I searched for her fig from 20 years agone and contacted her. 

“Fortunately, her fig was inactive the same, truthful we were capable to reconnect. 

“We person mislaid excessively overmuch clip together, truthful I suggested that we get joined and she said yes. 

“We volition beryllium surviving unneurotic aft registering our marriage. 

“Since I got joined late, I truly anticipation for your enactment and blessings. 

“Thank you all.”

The brace joined successful Seoul and had wedding ringing tattoos inked connected their ringing fingers. 

Sadly, Barbie passed distant connected February 2, 2025, successful Japan. 

Her sister, Dee Hsu, who had been 1 fractional of a popular duo alongside her sister, confirmed Barbie’s decease connected Taiwan’s TVBS News. 

She said: "During the Lunar New Year, our household came to Japan for vacation.

"My dearest sister Barbie has unluckily near america aft getting pneumonia, triggered by influenza."