Jessi wrote:Meimei as Marigold... Wow. Her acting skills are on a whole different level. You can tell she has some experience in stage plays.
Yes, she caught the acting bug from her mother and older sister.
But most of that was when she was quite young, before she grew into what she is now. This was her biggest role before she joined S/mileage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMOON2mH4zQ
(And even that was S/mileage-related.)
The pro-level performances we're seeing now — in "Warera Jeanne" and "LILIUM" — are because she's growing into her natural talent, not because she's had lots of experience. If anything, her idol work with S/mileage might be stunting her growth as an actress.