According to singer Lena Katina, producer Ivan Shapovalov was inspired to create t.A.T.u. after the release of Show Me Love (1998) which centers on the romance between two school girls.
Mischa Barton and Shantel VanSanten has both played in a series that aired the same year. Mischa Barton in The O.C (2003) and Shantel VanSanten in One Tree Hill (2003)