M2M 💕 A Girl Group Retrospective

[@ronaldalansantamaria7499]

And... just like that, they're back. They sang "The Day You Went Away" @ Sept. 22nd, Sunday. 25 after 9. 😊😊😊😊

[@broadwaymike92]

THE CURSE IS BROKEN!!! As of yesterday, SEPTEMBER 22ND, SUNDAY, 25 AFTER 9, M2M reunited!!!

[@callmelisamarie]

Um...we're back yall! "I remember, date and time. September twenty second, 25 after nine". Our girls reunited!!!

[@LittleMixLuvr]

I had a psychic VISION of this. Literally started binging their music this weekend, and then the reunion was announced YESTERDAY.

[@alekadelacruz8592]

I loved M2M, they were a part of my childhood :)

[@oliviajayward]

I’ve never heard of this group before but their image and outfits are stunning. Gen z would love them if they came out these days

[@happysolitudetv]

They're coming to my town next year 😊😊😊

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

@@happysolitudetv you lucky son of a gun ⭐️

[@LittleMixLuvr]

Who’s here after the reunion was announced

[@Ninasayers22]

I love how Marit evolved musically! I’m a big fan of her music. She’s still a great inspiration and I’m still big fan of Taylor guitars because of her!

[@WHALEBOY777]

So glad this video was made, they were a once in a generation talent and the fact that they made it so far but don't get any recognition today is a damn shame! But if you know, you know. M2M is one of the best singer songwriter duos in pop music history they just weren't given the chance to go further due to label mismanagement The Day You Went Away is still one of my favorite songs of all time and an absolute breakup banger

[@ylsflv]

So sad but true, for me there's only you, been crying since the day~

[@sooooooooz222]

M2M has such a hold on us here in the Philippines, esp those who grew up in the early 2000's. I remember this was the first music group my sister & I idolized, and I knew about Norway bc of them lol. For some reason us Filipinos are suckers for love songs/mellow songs/ballads and this era was no exception, along with boybands like westlife & a1 (nysnc was not as popular here). Also, I never knew both of them dated the Hansons???

[@vidamvtl9321]

That "September 22nd Sunday twenty-five after nine" lyric line had Philippines in such a chokehold that to this day, it continues to be a pop culture date that is commemorated every year. Filipino social media pages have started putting that in their content calendar of memes. Every September 22, it just pops up.

[@fiskehandler]

Great video, but I can't believe you didn't mention the time Marit performed at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, where she was introduced by Scarlett Johansson and Michael Caine! Also, interesting fact about The Big Room - that album was really mismanaged by Atlantic. Basically half the songs from it were released remixed in South East Asia turning them from pop-rock songs into pop songs. For example, that classic guitar riff from Everything is completely toned down in the SEA version. It wasn't until the American version was released 5 months later that we got to hear the songs as Marit and Marion intended them to be heard.

[@DJJoeySantos]

M2M was/is huge in The Philippines because they came out at a time when MTV Asia was the biggest thing in Southeast Asia. Great times!

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

ooh i missed that nugget of info! I didn't know about MTV Asia.

[@ohmarkayam]

I wish they would do a short tour to celebrate M2M and their solo hits

[@mikeithappen]

And now M2M is back. 😊 Excited for their concert here in the Philippines ❤️🙏

[@anggaputrabastian19]

THEY'RE FINALLY COMEBACK INTO THE BETTER ENDINGS TOUR 2025

[@hop3106]

M2M was such a phenomenon in Vietnam back in the late 90s and early 2000s, they're basically the childhood of all Vietnamese born in the 80s and 90s. I love them so much.

[@HaylieHoang]

Yesss this is so incredibly true! They were one of the bands that motivated me to learn English and got into singing/vocal performances xx

[@肺炎武汉-p3v]

Best girl group in the 2000s, miss them so much

[@blankwhite1]

Super underrated group! Their music still holds up well today. Marion’s first solo album is also an underrated gem. It’s a must for fans of mid-00s female-fronted pop rock (Kelly, Ashlee, Avril) while being slightly edgier.

[@mangoski_PH]

Shades of Purple had amazing production. Not just the known singles, everything.

[@MJ23KB08-x1m]

Actually, I just wrote Marit on her website and I was begging her to do 1 more music video with Marion to celebrate their Shades of Purple's 25th Anniversary. I hope she will grant it.

[@buzzwithdrip6347]

September 22nd sunday , 25 after 9 hits so different now!!

[@johnemmanuelleramirez2387]

And finally their back as a duo! Already bought The Vip Tickets!

[@MorinJay]

The difference between the levels of ambition and talent when you look at Norwegian women and teen American women is night and day. Everyone should be super proud of both of them. One point though. The sound track of "Everyone" on Dawson's Creek is the best version I've heard of that song. Unfortunately the song is broken up with the actors doing their lines away from the stage. The base was rocking and the song just popped. I've heard no version of that song with that type of pop that doesn't have the actors interrupting the song. (Nothing against Dawson's Creek. If I never watched the show I would have never discovered M2M). Someone please reply a link to that song without the actor edit cuts.... please. I love that mix. I still think it is the best song I've ever heard from M2M.

[@boutzero]

¡Me encantó! Ahhhhh! Excelente trabajo. "Todo Lo Que Haces" es una de mis canciones favoritas. El remix hecho por "Groove Brothers" para "Everything You do" lo escucho hasta hoy. Me hace llorar. Es una explosión de energia positiva. Many hugs from Chile 🇨🇱❤️

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Aww thank you so much! Im glad you enjoyed it! 💖

[@FufuFang]

I am really excited about their reunion!

[@gingerdad127]

Your research is incredible, brilliant content ❤

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️

[@fiskehandler]

Funny thing about the Mirror, Mirror video. It also suffered from censorship, as there are 2 versions of it. In the uncensored version Marion removes the shirt of the boy near the end of the video and he spends the rest of it shirtless. In the censored version, these shots are replaced with other shots of her with the boy fully clothed.

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Oh snap that’s actually news to me!

[@phen314]

I remember them leaving the Jewel tour being simultaneous with Marion going solo, and as a Marit fan, it took me years to forgive her. Oops, I guess. It was definitely concerning how much TBR focused on Marion. At the time I even would say it was "Marion featuring Marit" rather than a true duo. The reason Marit gave at the time was that she wanted to focus on playing instruments more. I thought they could've still at least given her lead on one song. Then when the breakup happened, and... yeah. I will say, if Marit was happy about it, she could've said so in the diary section of her website, and she didn't. I never got to the point where I thought Marion had nothing to do with M2M's success though. That's absolutely insane.

[@emmemem]

Deep-diving into old M2M videos like it's research-gotta prep properly for the 2025 concert!

[@Multibiatcheyy]

Did I ever listen to or know M2M, No. But did I still watch this till the very end, Yes. The name is familiar but I definitely only really knew Jump5 and Play which is how I found this channel. So interesting to see the girl groups of the 2000 before K-pop. I really remember alternating between K-pop girl groups and these other non American girl groups. It’s so nostalgic to watch these videos.

[@usagiikay]

the jyp jumpscare PLS

[@PeaceLoveDisney]

I had no idea that If A Song Could Get Me You was Marit from M2M!! I used to love listening to them when they first came out of course and then discovered If a song... back on VH1 perhaps? or it was a free single on itunes? I don't remember but it's still a song I constantly listen to to this day. I loved that "indie/hipster" sound that was happening around that time.

[@ristyblackmore508]

Marit has 4 albums after M2M, checkout on youtube

[@jayarperfecio4993]

M2M FOREVER

[@Sam4G0d]

My childhood

[@deanekoh1]

I enjoyed this documentary very much and appreciate the extensive research you did! I was quite shocked to hear that Marit was on the verge of burnout while touring as M2M. I agree with you that both ladies are quite different musically and we were lucky to see them perform as M2M, even though it was for just for a few years! Thanks again for giving me a deeper understanding of both the band and their subsequent solo careers!

[@DanRodriguez1]

Wow gracias por esta investigación, demasiados datos que no conocía

[@mmurph617]

13:59 who could forget the Lilith Fair-lite movement of the early 2000s? When pop chicks wrote their own songs, played their own instruments, and begged to be taken seriously as artists. Many of them were called "Anti-Britneys".

[@ElmerjunOFFICIAL]

Wow this is awesome. Thank you for doing this video❤❤❤❤ We love Marit Larsen

[@CyberSecurityFashionDesigner]

Lmfao “why don’t they have shoes, we may never know”…..”they have Marin a Karen haircut” bauahaha you are so funny I literally am laughing so loud and seriously amazing at your job! Please grow this channel bc you can go so far! I still have their CD! It was the best time of my life. Indie pop music!💗

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Thank you so much! Probably my favorite comment on this video 😁

[@weeboutthere427]

Thank you so much for making this🫶

[@soythenesmaster]

Do more M2M content. Amazing ❤

[@theladyprincess]

aw i’m so glad i came across this video. one of the first CD’s i owned were their shades of purple and the big room albums, i was OBSESSED with mirror mirror. both marion and marit are still so absolutely stunning nowadays (also marion sang don’t say you love me a few years back and she sounded SO GOOD)

[@briansergeant]

They’ve announced they’re reforming today. On September 22nd Sunday 9:25 no less!

[@Hareemakun]

First time watching their mv at tv enchanted me, the next day I'm in music store searching their Shades of purple album❤

[@ronaldalansantamaria7499]

I also think their song "Wanna Be Where You Are" was a big hit in the Philippines.

[@Ifukkedyamotha]

So glad you are back! I never understood why they chose that as the lead song for the Pokémon movie. It’s not a love story😂

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Thank you 🥰🥰 and yea SUPER random lol. Slight nepotism at work I suppose lol

[@AntoinetteD]

Thank you for this! I was having massive nostalgia last week and started listening to Shades of Purple again. I was wondering how Don't Say You Love Me ended up on the Pokemon soundtrack. I just looked them up on Instagram, and Marion is very pregnant rn! Woo hoo to her!

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Yes!! So excited for Marion 🤰🏻 thank you for watching!!

[@musamusa990]

The story of Marion single album remind me to Agnes Monica and JC Chazes N'Sync

[@landonkane2570]

Wow! This was a great research! Thanks for that. I wish they have gone more popular worldwide as solo artists.

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Youre welcome! Thank you for watching!!!

[@dt8602]

this was such a great video. i loved m2m music as a kid and i’m so glad to see they getting appreciated in this video and even more glad to see the 2 ladies still thriving in their solo careers even till this day!

[@tomongvue6934]

I love that they are still around.

[@geekytrainerhs9078]

it's been very interesting to here MMs history in detail while they only had one hit here in the Uk with don't say you love me i loved there other songs i have both their albums and wished they had more success here and hope one day for a reunion.

[@Gabe-z8o]

Loveeed M2M growing up, I even had won a promo single of “everything” in a fan contest back in the day haha the only contest I ever won haha such a good video! Even as a fan I didn’t know some of this stuff, really get deep dive! Subscribed! Love girl groups 🙌🏼

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Thank you so much! These are my favorite kinds of comments 🥰 Im always striving for the seal of approval from the groups fans. Thanks for the sub!

[@xandernotharris]

the clip of JYP's performance... JUMP SCARE

[@sashathemaster]

Proud M2M fan here since 1999.

[@leevee2658]

Drawing on Barbara Bradby's view on the construction of romance in 1960s girl-group songs, I suggest an interpretation of "Don't Say You Love Me" as "a complex of active sexual desire tempered by real needs, such as that for reciprocation" - or, in the case of M2M, the need for control, for asserting the narrative "I" as an active subject who shows how she keeps the nondescript "you" from violating her integrity. - Taken from "Scratching the Surface" by Jon Mikkel Broch Alvik

[@jace-wi7ho]

M2m was big in Philippines and SEA

[@chelleybelley]

Loveeee your deep dives on these bands! Thank you!

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

No problem at all! Thank you for watching!!

[@gingersongstress]

Loooove M2M! This was such a fun video to watch. Its so cool to see someone making content about these girlgroups who also enjoys kpop. All those late 90s early 00s girlgroups and boygroups really laid the groundwork for my becoming obsessed with kpop in 2009 lol I'd love to see a video on Girls Aloud or Atomic Kitten!

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Love this comment 🥰 been looking into Atomic Kitten on my free time. Definitely wanna make a video on them!

[@kashelltriumph4950]

Great video! M2M was a major part of my childhood. Somewhat related, have you considered doing a retrospective of Nobody's Angel?

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

I was thinking about Nobody’s Angel recently. I lightly talk to one of the members on tiktok…It might be a shorter video but their music should be talked about! It was great 💕

[@LuisKM]

and they are back as a duo :)

[@broadwaymike92]

This is so amazing!!! Thank you so much for finally doing this.

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

No problem! Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@Lukai312]

I was hoping someone would make a complete M2M retrospective, and this absolutely exceeds, Ty so much for this!

[@Lukai312]

Also… just fyi, Spark has finally made its way to Spotify! 🎉

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

@@Lukai312 thanks for watching and thanks for the update!!!

[@bowwowschild]

Yaaaassss!!!! I loved them growing up!! Great work! Love this channel ❤

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Thank you!! 💗

[@chikahoshi]

Before I talk about this video itself, I have some requests that you could do. Tatu (the Australian group, not the Russian duo). IDK how easy it would be since they seem pretty obscure but it would be pretty cool if you are able to make a video about them. Another one would be R Angels who also had a song associated to a movie that made no sense, much like M2M. So back to the video…I'm a big, ecstatic M2M, Marion, and Marit fan, and I’ve been actively following their solo careers for over 15 years at this point. And the timing of me coming across this video is kind of a coincidence because lately I've been thinking about what a well-researched M2M documentary should have. As far as I'm aware of, there's two other videos about M2M on KZbin, and unfornately, I didn't think they were well researched or even hit the most basic information that weren’t just Wikipedia or that one clip of Marit talking about a M2M reunion... So, I do want to say that I think your video is very well researched and went above, and you said a lot of points that I’ve thought about for years. It hits most of the important things that a great M2M documentary should have, and I've actually learned a bit from this video too (for instance, I would have not been able to theorize why their voices were so heavily edited in Shades of Purple. I don’t know why I didn’t even consider that before. v-v). But I do have some tiny, nitpicky details that I wanted to bring up that was mentioned in this video. -@6:22 Marion said this. :) -@28:44 The order is not entirely accurate. Marion got a phone call when she was in Los Angeles in regards to if she wanted to join X Factor, and that caused the transition from being in the US to back to Norway. -@38:47 This was on September 17, 2014 at Wimp Music party, about three weeks after Marit made her response to the Scratching the Surface essay. -In regards to @38:16, that is a good point to bring up the 2020 Taylor Swift Instagram story, and I would use this too as one of the points to debunk people’s assumptions. But to be honest, one didn’t need to look that far. In that very same 2015 interview, the interviewer asked Marit if the friendship is still on, and Marit said yes it is (which unfornately didn't get the chance to potentially be expanded upon because the interviewer very quickly talks about them being in a competition). On a side tangent, the isolated clip that BitAurora uploaded to KZbin has unfornately caused people to not listen to the full interview, so people just watch that clip and assume that means Marit wants nothing to do with her, etc. It's very frustrating when that clip has 105K views while the original video only has 12K at the time of this comment (which I get it, most people don’t want to sit through a whole interview and they want to watch what they’re interested in). As much as I think it was so important to hear it from Marit herself, I really wished that person did not uploaded it by itself because it is already hard as it is to educate people. v-v Anyways, I never know how I sound via text since you can’t hear the other person’s tone or see their expressions, but I hope my comment doesn’t sound mean. I just have a lot of thoughts about them and can probably make a two-hour long video if I really wanted to, lol. But yeah, this is a very solid video. :p

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Sorry it took me a while to write back. I saw that it was long so I wanted to make sure I was totally free to take it all in. Thank you for the critiques. Didn't come off mean at all. You are clearly a fan who cares about them and I love that. I usually get DMs from the superfans that wanna touchbase after my videos drop, and its a fun byproduct of covering these groups ❤ I'm just happy these fandoms still exist. I also noticed short videos about them that didnt really do the duo justice. A fan like you noticing the research I put in is the biggest compliment ever. As for the BitAurora clip. It sucks that people gravitate to the preceived drama of it all 🙄 unfotunately the way of the world.

[@chikahoshi]

@@allthegirlgroups2977 Hi, it's alright. I appreciate you willing to hear me out and being understanding. It's nice to feel seen and heard. It's more than I could ask for, so thank you. :) And most definitely! On top of the research, I do really appreciate you being very thoughtful and having open perspectives in this topic. Definitely a stand out in comparison. But ah, yeah, sadly, that is the case. :/ All the more reasons for a documentary like this to exist.

[@UbanteGarage]

That cookie clip tho 👀

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

😅

[@krystallights1325]

Love m2m! thank you for this deepdive!

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Thank YOU for watching 💖🙏🏽

[@P-Mouse]

for the suggestion box: would love a Strawberry Switchblade retrospective 🌲🌲🌻🌻

[@khanht5]

Thank you for this wonderful deepdivd

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

@@khanht5 No prob! thank you for watching 🤗

[@samj5183]

6:58 this video also used to creep me out as a kid, with the manikins blinking

[@tosvus]

Great video! VG is a bit of a trash paper, especially in their entertainment section.

[@este_ban]

Wow! I always wondered what happened to them. Thank you so much for all the info ❤

[@WhiteRabbitMix]

I love your channel and your deep dives! M2M was a fave back in the day. I would nominate either PYT or Innosense for your next video!

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

TYSM 🫶 PYT sounds really tempting!

[@gyozamoney5909]

Waiting for this to turn viral, you desercve more views. ❤

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Thank you! 💕

[@EkamXytier]

great video thank you my favorite band of all time.

[@marvintnt1820]

Thanks for the video. I have only known what Marit Larsen has been up to because of her KZbin channel. I love her music. Marion Raven I didn't know what she has been up to in a while.

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Of course 💗 thank you for watching!

[@romualdandrzejczak4093]

They were much like Polish duo Blog 27(which also deserves an episode, for me), except that the Polish one was edgier(influenced by Avril Lavigne and Ashlee Simpson).

[@siddaye]

I think they should have done what some groups do ie stay together and then take breaks to do solo stuff and then reunite to do band projects

[@MiaMolina9543]

You should do a video about British-Dutch girl group girl thing

[@Gert-c2b]

M2M briefly becoming each other’s in-laws is not it 😂

[@sleep4200]

I went to there El cajon California show ,it was pack ❤

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Ahhh that’s so cool!

[@oliviajayward]

would you ever do a video of some of the newer girl groups too? I’m really loving RLY and say now atm

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Eventually I would like to!

[@megalina2]

That man was WAAAAAAY outta pocket

[@suryanto7027]

I love both of them ❤

[@yona4121]

I'm from the Philippines and I never knew the songs I'd here other people sing through those Timezone booths were M2M songs! Great video as usual! Would love to see you do some girl groups from the Philippines for future videos (probably the Sexbomb girls would be the immediate choice lol)

[@angelicanoel987]

I loved M2M, I always wanted to look just like Marion, that girl is absolutely beautiful. I always wondered the story behind what happened to them, fantastic video and research! 🤍

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Thank you! ❤️

[@emierehema5593]

Yay a new video! Missed you, love your tik toks. Can you please do a video about girl thing the Honeyz ❤

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Thanks so much 🥰 Honeyz is a MUST. I have strong opinions lol

[@kamilahynas2327]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video 😊

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Thank you!

[@Peterplayingguitar]

Great video! thanks for uploading :)

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

you're very welcome ☺ thank you for watching

[@ShesUncontrolable]

Alright. I'm SOLD. @AllTheGirlGroups where have you been all my life. We feel the same about Girl groups, ur YG comment (dif video) KILLED ME lol, so u obvs have moved to kpop, (since WE DONT GOT S***)... but if u don't know..u need to get on that Boy's World

[@ShesUncontrolable]

Also this song was way bigger in my brain as well

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Lmfaoooo love this 🤣 I dabble in boys world but I haven’t gone full Stan yet. I have an open heart tho 😁

[@jace-wi7ho]

I have the shades of purple album aisa editon..absolutely love it

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

OMG im jealous! The Asia ed. is so cute! I have a few ebay listings saved. Hoping the price comes down a bit lol

[@jace-wi7ho]

@allthegirlgroups2977 yes yes.. I hope you get a copy also

[@edandales]

I really wanted the album cover of the Asian edition, but I opted for the Japan edition instead because of the bonus track "The Feeling Is Gone."

[@jace-wi7ho]

@@edandales never heard that.. ima check it out if it's here on YT

[@edandales]

@@jace-wi7ho Yes, it's here on KZbin :) it's also on Spotify! It's my favorite out of their rare tracks, really good song in my opinion.

[@masond7573]

Interesting, well-made video!

[@tamanthamckinley3504]

I still jam too M2M till this day. I got a chance in 2000 to see them at Blue Bayou water park.

[@Tyler15123]

You should do a video on the girl group Innosense. 😃

[@lMissC3]

Haha young billy Crawford with his red yankee jacket

[@aaronward9845]

Omg great to see you back!

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

Thanks Aaron! Good to see you back as well!

[@aaronward9845]

@@allthegirlgroups2977 You are welcome! Could you do the group tatu, No Secrets, Nobody’s Angel down the road?

[@allthegirlgroups2977]

@@aaronward9845 I’m seriously considering No Secrets or Nobody’s Angel for the next one. Tatu will happen eventually too tho. A lot of people have done it so it HAS to be brilliant 😆

[@aaronward9845]

@@allthegirlgroups2977 Thanks so much for writing back love your videos. I had no idea who some of these girl groups were.

[@chubidelrosaroso6581]

Love them

[@ShinSuperSaiyajin]

WE BACKKKK

[@jamesbennett2291]

yes a new video