Taiwanese star Wu Xiong investigated in Japan for pouring oil on temple artifact

Taiwanese celebrity "Wu Xiong" (Tsai Yi-chen) is currently under investigation by local prosecutors in Nara, Japan, after allegedly pouring oil on the national treasure "Buddha's Foot Stone" at Yakushi-ji Temple. Reports suggest the act was an attempt to pray for world peace.

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She was very lively at school, good at singing and dancing, very capable. She could be called a campus celebrity.

Wu Xiong, whose real name is Tsai Yi-chen, was a well-known figure during her time at Huagang Arts School. Singer Alien Huang, a junior to Wu Xiong at the same school, publicly attested to her popularity and appearance. "She was very lively at school, good at singing and dancing, very capable. She could be called a campus celebrity," Huang recalled in a past TV appearance.

During the program "11 o'clock Hot Shop," when asked about Wu Xiong's appearance during their school days, Huang admitted, "I thought she was very beautiful then, I didn't dare [to approach her]!" The two were reportedly classmates and appeared together on a segment of the show titled "Ultimate Class Reunion."

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I thought she was very beautiful then, I didn't dare [to approach her]!

While the investigation is ongoing, the incident has drawn attention to the celebrity's actions at the historic Japanese temple. The full details of the incident and the temple's response are still emerging.

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The incident occurred while she was reportedly praying for world peace.