The Scoop on M2M Pop music super teens Marit and Marion of M2M are more than pretty faces. In this exclusive interview with seventeen Philippines, the two dish on guys, fame, music and each other! It's the morning of seventeen Philippine's first ever cover shoot. We have two hours to set up, style and interview dynamic Norwegian duo M2M. Their sked is airtight: Right after the photo session, they're due for a shoe fitting with Skechers, a Channel V interview, and a concert at SM Megamall. Since Marion Raven, 16, and Marit Larsen, 17, first came to Manila last April, M2M has become an international house-hold name, thanks to Last Song Syndrome - inducing tunes and oh-so-cute videos. After their whirlwind Southeast Asian tour, they're off to New York to work on their second album. Not that any of this has gone to their heads. Says Warner Music's Leda Mendoza, who takes charge of the Norwegian teens while they're here: "They giggle a lot, love lollipops and do as they're told. They're not difficult at all." When Marion and Marit arrive at the shoot at 10 A.M. , they give off a vibe that's very much like their music: infectious, sweet, fun and undeniably pop. Best friends for the past 12 years, the duo is famous in their native Norway. Their first band was named Hubba Bubba , after which they've performed in theater musicals, cut an album of children's songs, and appeared on local TV. Shades of Purple, their debut album is their ticket global to stardom. Marion is straightforward and won't hesitate to tell you what she wants or doesn't want . Marit, on the other hand, is very sweet and good-natured. Both girls are easy to talk to and dead serious about being musicians. "It's very important to be serious about the music and not make a song just because it's what's popular," says Marion. The duo write most of their songs. Who inspires them? "Oh, guys at home and guys we meet," Marion smiles, "plus what happens to us or what we'd like to happen." Stuff like heart-break help. Marit admits she's been heart-broken. When? "In kindergarten!" she laughs. "You will always have a crush on a guy who doesn't like you or you'll be together in fourth grade and he'll dump you." Given the slew of girl bands, it's easy to see how people can be incredulous around such young talent. But they're musically more mature than those girls at their age. Instead of "Nsync and 98", their fave boy band is The Beatles. "We've been Beatles fans since were 13," Marion explains. What about talk that they're crushing on Hanson? "I don't have a crush on them but I think their music is really good," says Marion, "and when their music is good it makes them cute, if you know what I mean." Marit agrees: "I always fall for love of music, because I'm a music lover myself." Despite being so obviously a team <"We never fight about anything. We just discuss," Marit says>, they have different tastes - in guys, clothes and music. "Marit likes more outgoing guys while I like shy guys," Marion says. Marit continues, "I love it when guys aren't too rushed with pouring their personality all over. And they shouldn't care too much about how they look." In the middle of the interview, their manager comes in with a tape of the music video of "Everything You Do," M2M's latest cut from the album. "Oh my God!" the duo scream. "Can we take a break to watch the new video? We've never seen it." marion asks. They huddle in front of the TV, and watch intently. When it starts, they jump up and down clapping. They're so thrilled, they watch it twice. "It was made in Canada two weeks ago," Marion explains, smiling. "We even had a string section!" M2M are going to be on the road for nine weeks, which is the longest time they'll be away from home. But Marion's dad and Marit's mom watch over the two while on tour, and their teachers help them with schoolwork at night and during lunch break. Sure, the girls get homesick. Still, they wouldn't trade being M2M for anything. Says Marion, "As long as people want to hearour music, we're happy. It doesnt matter if it's ten people or a million." The best part about being M2M? "It's doing what I love to do, which is singing, and getting to do it with my best friend," she adds. Awww. After thirty minutes, Marit and Marion are all set, "Smile!" says our photographer. The two laugh and ham it up with their cones of dirty ice cream, dancing around each other as all their craziness is caught on film. "Smile, hug, look at the camera," we call out. But the girls are having too much fum to pay any attention to us. Finally someone asks in a loud voice: "Britney or Christina?" The duo stop in their tracks. Marit makes a face and yells "No!" After which, Marion yells "M2M!" "Top 5 things we love about the Philippines" by M2M 1. Our Fans! 5,000 people came to see us at Megamall! It was the first time we've ever seen anything like that! 2. The Weather 3. The record company people! 4. How it looks... but we wish we could go to the beach or something! 5. We have two pals back home who are half-Filipino and they've never been here. So it's fun to see the country and tell them about it. M2M Quotes: "I love how direct Marion is about reaching her goals. She knows what she wants and how to get it". --> Marit "Marit's a very good friend and I can trust her. I can tell her anything and I can ask her for advice". --> Marion "In Taiwan I jumped into the audience and sang with them. Marit was freaking out and all the bodyguards were mad at me, but I just felt like doing it. Marit can be crazy but she's not". --> Marion Marion on Marit First kiss --> "Kindergarten. I don't know which boy it was, but Marit had tons of boyfriends." Fave movie --> "American Pie, Shimmer" Fave TV show/s --> "Dawson's Creek, Friends, Ally McBeal" Song ---> "Smiling Face" Song --> "Blackbird by the Beatles. Marit can play it on the guitar and I sing it". She'd love to duet with... --> "She'd love it for Eric Clapton to play in our record but I don't think that's gonna happen". Biggest crush --> "I know who her crush is but I can't tell! Her next biggest crush would be Heath Ledger". Fave color --> "Red" Funniest quirk --> "Everybody loves it that she tries to tell a joke and she does it totally wrong, so it's not funny at all". Fave expressions --> "Knock on wood. Like, 'I hope this plane doesn't crash-knock on wood!' It's very annoying because then I have to do it too". The thing that annoys me about her is... --> "She's in her own thoughts all the time! Like, when we walk somewhere she doesn't have any direction because she's dreaming". Biggest fear --> "Getting her guitar broken. If she doesn't get her guitar on the plane with her, she turns crazy!" Best subject --> "English. She loves reading and writing stories." Fave Book --> "The Beatles, a Norwegian book about the four guys who love the Beatles" The person she'd be like to be stranded on a desert with... --> "Heath Ledger" Marit on Marit First kiss --> "In kindergarten. I chased all the boys and scared them to death." Fave movie --> "Sixth Sense" Fave TV show/s --> "Ally McBeal" Song --> "Smiling Face" Song --> "Blackbird by the Beatles" She'd love to duet with... --> "Of course Marion. With people I'm sure is never going to happen with, it's Bob Marley, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, John Lennon." Biggest crush --> "Heath Ledger <10 things I hate about You> He's the cutest ever. No, he's just sexy." Fave color --> "Red" Funniest quirk --> "I'm overprotective with my guitar all the time" Fave expressions --> "Oh my God. Wish I had others ." The thing that annoys me of her is ... --> "When I lose things all the time, or when I forget my guitar cable" Biggest fear --> "That people are going to get hurt by something I've supposedly said bu didn't" Best subject --> "English" Fave book --> "Naive Super by Eriend Loe, a Norwegian novelist." The person she'd like to be stranded on a desert with... --> "Heath Ledger" Marit on Marion First kiss --> "Idon't know!" Fave movie--> "Sixth Sense" Fave TV show/s --> "Friends" and "Jack and Jill" Song --> "Smiling Face" and "Mirror Mirror" Song --> "Verical Horizon's You're a God" She'd love to duet with... --> "Me! But if it was someone unreachable, it would be Cat Stevens" Biggest Crush --> "Johnny Depp" Fave color --> "Purple" Funniest quirk --> "Marion always asks for Fanta orange when we're in America -- even she know they don't have it there" Fave expressions --> "Wow! and Lissom!" which translates to "kind of" in Norwegian" The thing that annoys me about her is... --> "She can be pretty loud when she talks. But it annoys me only when I'm tried" Biggest fear --> "Idon't know" Best subject --> "Math. I hate Math but she loves it" Fave book --> "Danielle Steele books" The person she'd like to be stranded on a desert with... --> "Paul McCartney. If you're bored you could write songs, and when you get rescued you'd have lots of really good material to record!" Marion on Marion First kiss --> "I don't know! Can I ask Marti? I think it was in kindergarten too..." Fave movie --> "Sixth Sense" Fave TV show/s --> "Ally McBeal, Friends" Song ---> "Smiling Face and Don't Say You Love Me" Song --> "Wild World by Cat Stevens and You're a God by Vertical Horizon" She'd love to duet with... --> "Celine Dion. I also want to write a song with Paul McCartney" Biggest crush --> "Johnny Depp is really hot. He's really old, but who cares. I watch all his movies" Fave color --> "Purple" Funniest quirk --> "Tell rude jokes> Fave expressions --> "I say Like a lot and Lissom, which means Like" The thing that annoys me about her is... --> "I talk loud on the phone" Biggest fear --> 'I'm not afraid of anything I'm afraid of losing my voice" Best subject --> "Math. I was best in my class!" Fave book --> "I really like Danielle Steele books" The person she'd like to be stranded on a desert with... --> "Marit, actually. Then we can write songs" My Top 6 Pretty Boys >> by Marit 1. Heath Ledger of The Patriot 2. Third Rock FromThe Sun's Joseph Gordon Levitt 3. Liam Gallagher of Oasis 4. Reggae god Bob Marley 5. REM's Micheal Stipe 6. Blue's guitarist Johnny Lang >>by Lilledeshan Bose and Maya O. Calica