the urban romance The First Frost, and the crime tale Escape from the Trilateral Slopes. "When Chinese films and TV series started to spread abroad between the late 1980s and early 1990s ...

Recently popular in China are "otome games" allowing female gamers to experience romance with male characters. Services providing costumed dates have emerged as a related business for fans.

Romance de Amour 1加1等于3 is a Chinese drama serial in Singapore aired in 2003. It has 30 episodes. The title is based on the French "romance d'amour" meaning a ballad or song of love.