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One Music PH Top 6: M2M Brings The Better Endings Back to the Philippines

One Music PH Top 6: M2M Brings The Better Endings Back to the Philippines

Cris O. Ramos Jr.,

One Music PH

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Updated May 01, 2025 06:04 PM PHT

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May 1 and 2 - Araneta Coliseum (Both Sold Out), May 3 - SMX Convention Center Davao, and May 4 Waterfront Hotel Cebu. Presented by Wilbros Live. 'Still in My Dreams' EP featuring 2025 versions of five of their biggest hits to be released May 9, 2025.


After 25 years, the beloved Norwegian pop duo M2M is reuniting for their first-ever headlining tour, and it kicks off in Asia. The Philippines will be on May 1, and 2, 2025 at the Araneta Coliseum (Both Sold Out), May 3 - SMX Convention Center Davao, and May 4 Waterfront Hotel Cebu. Presented by Wilbros Live.


Marit Larsen and Marion Ravn, who shot to international fame in the early 2000s, are returning to the stage to celebrate their legacy.


"It was never a question of where we'd start our tour if we ever reunited - Asia was always the first choice. Some of our best memories are from there.” says Marion Ravn.


2025 marks the 25th anniversary of M2M’s best-selling album Shades of Purple, and the fans of the duo have continued to listen to their music and begged for a reunion for a long time. Following their split in 2002, both Marit Larsen and Marion Ravn pursued successful solo careers, but the duo never performed together again - until now.

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On September 22nd Marit and Marion’s followers were sent into a frenzy when M2M posted a video of themselves singing a snippet of their most-streamed hit, "The Day You Went Away". The clip went viral, racking up millions of views within hours, as fans flooded the comments with tour requests. And now, it's finally happening.  


The Better Endings Tour is the beginning of a new chapter for M2M, and it brings them back to Asia. Despite spending nearly a decade together, travelling all over the world and selling over 12 million albums worldwide, M2M never embarked on their own headlining tour.


"We're finally getting to do what we always dreamed of. "I can't wait to get back on stage playing music with Marit again", says Marion.  


"Making Shades of Purple changed our lives forever, and playing these songs together again, in the same room, while rediscovering both our music and our friendship at the same time, is a particular kind of magic. It feels powerful, like a celebration, Marit says.


"Let’s give this story a better ending. The ending it deserves. We truly can’t wait to see you (again)."  

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M2M is also celebrating the 25th anniversary of their best-selling album Shades of Purple with the release of the EP Still in My Dreams, where they’ve reimagined their most beloved songs. 


Marit Larsen and Marion Ravn emphasize that this project isn’t just about nostalgia—it’s about exploring what M2M sounds like in 2025. For the duo, the recording process became both a celebration of their catalog and a way to reconnect, discovering how natural it still feels to sing together.


"It’s muscle memory. We’ve been apart for 23 years, but the moment we played these songs again, our voices blended seamlessly. It’s fascinating—on our own, we have very different voices, but together, it’s almost impossible to tell who’s who," says Marion.


3). "Don’t Say You Love Me" was the first single from Still in My Dreams, which features the five songs that have been streamed the most during M2M’s years apart. (2000)


"While the fans have been throwing house parties without us, these are the tracks they've been spinning. With over a million unique listeners each month, it's honestly unbelievable," says Larsen.

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She also produced the EP—at Marion’s request—who believed Marit was the only right person for the job. 


"She knows how to honor these songs because we both wrote them and grew up with them. She’s done an incredible job with the production—it feels both fresh and nostalgic," Marion adds.


For Marit, the project has been a huge vote of confidence. She handpicked some of her favorite musicians and recorded at Mikhael Paskalev’s studio, where he also engineered the EP.


"As a songwriter and producer, having worked on so much music since then, revisiting these songs has been a revelation. It’s incredible craftsmanship. We were so young, yet we wrote songs that were both intricate and catchy at the same time. We had a fearless approach to storytelling," she says.


"The result is a party we actually want to attend, and we can’t wait for people to take this EP out into the sunshine in May."

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Here are out Top 6 M2M picks (every song was released in 2000 except where indicated):


6). Everything (2002)


5). Everything You Do


4). Mirror Mirror

 

2). The Day You Went Away


1). Pretty Boy

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