


After Perry shared a promotional image of the video on social media (which included Meili’s name), Meili’s own social media accounts have exploded. However, sharing the stage with Perry means a lot of attention. “To be honest, it was a pain to tell no one,” Meili said. “She said it always gave her good luck,” Meili said.Īfter filming, Meili had to keep the project secret and couldn’t tell anyone that she co-starred in a video with Katy Perry. It is modeled after the jacket Perry wore as a child. While on the set, Meili said she was able to talk to Perry, the superstar advised her on life in show business, and Perry added that she “give the best hug.”Īt the end of the shoot, Perry gave Meili the jacket she was wearing in the video. Katie said her mom was always calling the same thing, “meili explained that she learned about their connections when she gave Perry a set of turtle-shaped candle ornaments. “My mom … always called me a” turtle “when I was young. Meili said she knew little about Pokemon in general, but found that she had more in common with Perry than she had expected. Perry, 36, said he was a fan of Pokemon who grew up when the franchise became popular in the West. Pikachu and Pichu Power give the single its name. Old Perry has partnered with Pokemon mascot Pikachu, and Meili has partnered with a younger version of Pichu. In “Electric,” Meili plays a young Perry who shares screen time with a real singer and some anime co-stars. “I’ve never worked in such an environment before, but now that’s the case, and I want to do it in the future,” Meili said. She said she had to listen repeatedly with her hair and makeup and learn to sing in just an hour. The entire production in March was 12 hours and took only 2 days, and Meili had little time to prepare. “She said to me,’Mom, I’ve been listening to her all the time.'” “When I was told it was Katy Perry’s video, I could see (Meili) seeing blood on her face,” Astania recalled. Astania said she and Meili had to sign a non-disclosure agreement before they knew what the project was. However, Astania submitted Meili for consideration, and a few days later she was told that her daughter was the first choice.

“I’m not one of them!” Said Meili, who had black hair and green eyes and just learned the guitar for that role this year. Meili’s mother, Astania Capto, told her about a secret project casting call for a friend of the entertainment industry on Oahu to find a blonde blue-eyed teenage girl who can play the guitar and live in Oahu. However, “electricity” is Meili’s greatest role to date.
