Here's what I thought about the performances:
1. Matsubara Yulia: "Am I looking at the wrong Yulia?" and "How did she improve drastically in just a year" are what I thought. Her resilience as a KSS for 5 years really pays off.
2. Onoda Karin: She can be an Utahime, the problem is that her voice wasn't stable when she was dancing. She has the vibe that fits MM
3. Hashida Honoka: We've already known that her strong point is to follow the path of Momochi or Sayu. However, I think she played too safely within her comfort zone.
4. Murakoshi Ayana: Her singing and dancing were decent, but didn't really stand out. However, she demonstrated that she fitted the song.
5. Uemura Hasumi: Her singing improved compared to last year, but still not at H!P's usual level. However, her stamina improved a lot, and her voice didn't break while she was dancing. Plus, performances which require more dancing like Cinderella Complex are within her comfort zone.
6. Ishiyama Sakura: Same as Hasumi, her singing and stamina improved a lot. Different from Hasumi, she showed a strong aura during the performance, and demonstrated that she's ready for debut. Her fate will be decided by the manager, though.
7. Yoshida Hinoha: I'm impressed that she tried songs like Go Girls! Koi no Victory, despite the fact that she is Kaedii 2.0. She still has time to improve, though.
8. Kawashima Mifu: Fuku-chan wasn't joking when she mentioned that Mifu fits MM. Her performance wasn't as good as expected just because she was nervous, which I found out during the talk after her performances.
9. Goto Hana: Decent singing and dancing. She's still too new for me to give more thorough comments.
10. Maeshima Karin: Same as Goto Hana. However, my intuition tells me that she can be Runo 2.0 in the future.
Overall comment: This year the performance level of KSS overall was more than I expected. I was so proud of the girls.
