We are SO obsessed with The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 2. We invited Lola and Sean (a.k.a. Steven and Belly) to play a game of Besties on Besties, where they proved that they may play siblings with some *ups and downs* in the show - but they are actual HILARIOUS besties in real life. Watch along as the stars do impressions of each other, describe each other using Taylor Swift songs, and talk about their dating icks. They even told us why they started acting and their fave memories from set.
This interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike.
This interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike.
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00:00 ♪ You got that daydream ♪
00:02 ♪ Red lip, classic ♪
00:05 ♪ Play with you like ♪
00:05 ♪ I don't wanna go ♪
00:08 - Hi everyone, I'm Lola Tong.
00:09 - And I'm Sean Kaufman.
00:11 - And we're playing Besties on Besties.
00:14 - 17.
00:15 - Our first impressions when we met,
00:19 we went to the same high school.
00:20 Like we were both drama majors in high school.
00:23 Actors.
00:25 I remember being a sophomore and I saw his senior show.
00:29 And of course, because I was a little underclassman,
00:32 he did not know who I was.
00:33 And then, yeah, we got on Zoom and I was like,
00:36 you went to LaGuardia, right?
00:37 And you were like, did you go to LaGuardia?
00:40 Like doing our chemistry read and then meeting in person,
00:43 I was like, oh, he's a cool guy.
00:46 This is, he's a cool guy.
00:48 - No, I agree, I'm a cool guy.
00:50 I think the first time I saw you, you were with your mom.
00:54 And I was like, I just remember thinking to myself,
00:56 I'm like, you're young.
00:57 - Oh, dude. - I'm two years younger
00:59 than him, just for everyone.
01:00 - I was like, you're young, bro.
01:02 - What inspired me to start acting?
01:06 I mean, I got to middle school and I auditioned
01:08 for my school musical, "The Wizard of Oz",
01:12 "The Wizard of Tin Man".
01:13 Whatever, it's not a big deal.
01:15 I loved it, like more than anything
01:17 would you do your school shows.
01:19 - Yeah, but it was just 'cause I had a crush on a girl.
01:21 She was like, I'm gonna audition for the musical.
01:25 - And what's the best way to spend time with somebody?
01:28 Like, be in the same musical. - Musical rehearsal.
01:31 - With each other. - It's true.
01:32 - Well, no.
01:37 I believe that I ended up getting one of the leads
01:41 in the show, she didn't get in to the show.
01:45 But it was like, it was just, I was like,
01:46 I only did this for her.
01:48 - No, no, no.
01:49 - Well, this is always a hard question for me
01:52 because I feel like obviously we bring ourselves
01:55 to the character and our own experiences.
01:58 I would say you though, I think.
01:59 But I think like also in the scenes with both of us
02:02 where we get to just play as the characters,
02:05 we both sort of bring ourselves to those.
02:07 - I think the only thing that I know is I know a little bit
02:09 like what you've told me about, you know,
02:11 how you grew up and like in the city and stuff.
02:12 And it's like, I just don't see belly that way.
02:14 You know what I mean?
02:15 I see my difference.
02:16 - What advice do we have for anyone in a love triangle?
02:19 - Dude, get out of that.
02:20 - Run, run the other way.
02:22 - If you're in a love triangle, man,
02:23 you got to make a decision.
02:25 I'm so sorry, but if you prolong it, no offense, belly,
02:28 you just ended up going to hurt more people
02:30 than you intend to.
02:31 - You know what?
02:32 Go with your heart.
02:33 It will always lead you in the right direction
02:35 and just be kind and be honest.
02:39 - And I know nobody wants to hurt people, but.
02:42 - Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock,
02:44 I deleted tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock,
02:46 tick tock, tick tock.
02:47 - Which Taylor Swift song best describes our friendship?
02:52 - IRL.
02:53 - Sean, also fun fact,
02:54 you can do a really good British accent.
02:56 - ♪ You got that deep dream ♪
02:59 - Is that the first one that came to your mind?
03:00 - Yeah.
03:01 - ♪ And red lips, classic ♪
03:04 ♪ I met you last time ♪
03:05 ♪ And we got crass ♪
03:07 - If I had to pick a Taylor Swift song to describe Lola,
03:10 it would be something off "Red."
03:15 I love that album.
03:16 - Fun fact about people that don't know,
03:18 Lola's a huge Taylor Swift fan,
03:20 'cause people don't know.
03:22 - Nobody knows.
03:24 I went to the Aries tour with Jenny Han,
03:26 our lovely showrunner and creator of the book and series.
03:30 And it was MetLife night two.
03:33 And for Taylor's surprise songs,
03:34 we got to stand in the pit,
03:36 like right in front of her piano.
03:40 And she played "False God,"
03:42 which is in season one of "Summer I Turned Pretty."
03:44 And afterwards, she just looked at me and Jenny,
03:46 and she was like, "Hi, I love you guys,"
03:48 and did like a little heart.
03:49 And I think I blacked out.
03:52 Like Jenny and I were freaking out.
03:54 It was such an incredible experience,
03:56 and she's such an incredible performer.
03:58 It was just great.
03:59 - Who is more likely to forget their lines?
04:03 I'll say, I don't think either one of us forget our lines.
04:06 What Lola does is more impressive,
04:07 because you got like three times the amount of lines,
04:10 and you never, ever, I don't hear you mess up,
04:13 I don't hear you.
04:14 The only thing I hear is sometimes you'll stumble and go,
04:16 "(beep)."
04:17 And that's about it, you know?
04:18 That's like, that's it, yeah, no.
04:21 Lola's so talented.
04:22 - How do we pass time between scenes?
04:25 Chess.
04:26 - Chess, we've had a lot of chess.
04:27 - You and Chris, and occasionally I would
04:30 jump in for a game.
04:31 - Yeah, pranks.
04:32 - Pranks.
04:33 - Yeah, I pull a lot of pranks.
04:35 - Pillow fights.
04:36 - Pillow fights.
04:37 - During certain scenes.
04:38 - Playing volleyball sometimes.
04:41 - Walking back and forth to craft tea,
04:42 just like picking up more snacks.
04:45 - One of my favorite things ever on set
04:47 is when it wouldn't be my coverage,
04:49 so I'd be sitting right over here,
04:50 and all I'd hear is, "Cut."
04:52 Lola would walk out and go,
04:54 "Anybody wanna go to crafties?"
04:55 I'd be like, "Yeah, let's go."
04:58 - Do we know each other's celebrity crushes?
04:59 We had this question yesterday,
05:01 and Selena Gomez.
05:02 - Yeah.
05:03 - Selena Gomez is his celebrity crush.
05:05 - She's like way too--
05:05 - One day.
05:06 - Cool, yeah.
05:07 I'd kill to be on that show she does.
05:09 - The cooking show?
05:10 - Yeah, I would kill to do that.
05:12 - Oh, it gave us the ick on a first date.
05:13 - Someone who's rude to wait staff,
05:17 or to anybody in general.
05:19 If you're rude, I--
05:20 Should I guess yours?
05:21 - Yeah, try to guess mine.
05:23 - I don't think it's the same thing.
05:25 - Guess my ick.
05:28 - I have no clue.
05:30 Someone who's rude.
05:31 Was that it?
05:32 - No, no.
05:33 It's someone who picks their boogers
05:34 and puts it in their salad.
05:35 - I was close.
05:37 - Yeah, same thing.
05:39 One thing people wouldn't know about you.
05:41 I don't know if people,
05:42 do people know Lola knows French?
05:45 - I do speak a little French.
05:48 - She does.
05:49 - I took French in high school.
05:50 Bonjour, je m'appelle Lola.
05:52 That's all I'm gonna say,
05:53 because I'm gonna embarrass myself.
05:54 - No, it's really good.
05:55 She's faking.
05:57 - Sean does a really good impression of me.
05:59 That's a good one.
06:00 I don't know if people have heard it.
06:02 - I'll show it off.
06:02 - Please, please.
06:03 - Hey, I'm Lola Tongue.
06:07 How's it going?
06:08 I'm walking here.
06:12 Five stars.
06:12 - Describe your bestie in three words.
06:15 - Okay, describe Lola in three words.
06:17 Uh, uh, uh, Lola.
06:19 Is talented.
06:21 - Okay.
06:22 - She's magical.
06:23 She's...
06:25 Lola is talented.
06:27 She's magical.
06:29 She is ethereal.
06:31 - Oh my goodness.
06:32 Thanks, Sean.
06:33 Sean is kind.
06:36 Sean is caring.
06:37 Sean is also talented.
06:41 - No, but that's genuinely like deep down.
06:43 You're a very genuine.
06:45 Sean is a very genuine, genuinely good person.
06:48 - Okay, Lola would never...
06:51 Oh, Lola would never harm a fly.
06:55 Lola would never hurt anybody.
06:57 - I've killed like a roach before, but not a fly.
07:00 - Yeah, well they had it coming.
07:02 The roaches don't run this city.
07:04 We do.
07:05 - Sean is amazing at listening.
07:09 I think he's a very, very good listener
07:11 and that's an incredible, very admirable skill.
07:14 - What?
07:15 Sorry.
07:16 I don't know.
07:17 - I take that.
07:18 - Oh my God, if I could change one thing about Lola.
07:20 Oh, make her less short.
07:23 Grow a little bit out like that.
07:25 - You got your wish.
07:26 These shoes, I'm like eye level with you.
07:28 So.
07:29 All of Sean's qualities make him the wonderful person
07:31 that he is and that I love very much.
07:34 - Thank you.
07:35 I mean, I would have liked to get better grades in school.
07:36 - Okay, well if I have the power.
07:39 - Yeah, yeah.
07:40 - For you.
07:41 - Please?
07:42 - Sure.
07:42 - Really?
07:43 - Granted.
07:44 Wish granted.
07:45 That was my magical moment.
07:46 - Thank you.
07:47 Thank you for watching us, Seventeen.
07:48 Thank you guys.
07:49 - And don't forget to watch season two
07:51 of Summer Hidden Pretty on Prime Video, July 14th.
07:54 (upbeat music)