Ah, Akagumi... what a waste of talent they did.
I was prepared to vote for them (even though most of my favorites are in Shirogumi) because objectively speaking, they have the best singers in the 48 family and thus expected better performances. But no, they had to misuse their members. They give their mediocre singers (like Acchan and Tomochin) solos and stuck Yuttan, Nacchi, and Wasamin in a big ass group. What is that travesty?! And to think they started out strong with Sayaka's solo! Shirogumi, on the other hand, played their cards excellently and mixed and matched the weak singers with good ones. Rena's, Yuki's, Yui & Sakiko's...
And Yuko's solo was so freakin' awesome. Her yakuza outfit was
. Ended up voting for them.
Anyway, it was a very nice show, nevertheless. There were some great shuffles in there. I hope they do this again next year.
P.S. I wonder how Rena felt hearing/watching Acchan butcher her song? I swear I was ready to die from second-hand embarrassment while watching it. Acchan, why u forget the lyrics?