Taiki Bansei is definitely brilliant. My sister didn't like S/mileage at all but was interested in ANGERME because of Mizuhara Kiko doppelgänger so I showed her Taiki Bansei performance, really she was only looking for Rikako but ended up loving the song. From thereon she always asks if ANGERME release a new song, she likes Nanakorobi, Dondengaeshi not so much, then I showed her Desugita and she was like...oh...ok.
To tell the truth I like ANGERME's direction but Takui's songs are just magic.
Meimi is capable of so much more. She always holds herself back when singing idol songs but I always wanted her to unleash her inner diva. She has the potential to achieve resonance, she might have resonated before idk but her belt in Mou Nakanaito Kimeta is close enough, I probably won't call that resonant just yet though. But if you can resonate you're instantly in the big league. In Desugita there's a balance mix between her idol singing and musical singing so that's nice.
For now I'm rooting for Murotan. Oh she's good I want to hear her more