Minami Takahashi

Minami Takahashi 高橋 みなみ
Background information
Also known as	Takamina (たかみな)
Born	April 8, 1991 (1991-04-08) (age 20)
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Occupations	Singer, Actress
Years active	December 8, 2005 - present
Labels	King Records
Associated acts	AKB48, no3b

Minami Takahashi (高橋 みなみ, Takahashi Minami^?, born April 8, 1991 in Tokyo) is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She is currently the captain of Team A as well as AKB48's de facto captain. She was described as the "eldest daughter of the 48 sisters (48人姉妹の長女^?)" in the group by Yasushi Akimoto during an interview carried out by the Nippon Television network in June 2010.^[1] Minami is commonly part of the "Senbatsu" group of singers in the singles released by AKB48. She is also a member of the sub-group no3b, along with AKB48 members Haruna Kojima and Minami Minegishi.

Career

In August 2005, Minami Takahashi become one of the 30th HoriPro Talent Contest's 15 final candidates, but she failed to win the competition's Grand-Prix prize. In October 2005, she participated in the first AKB48 audition and beat 7,924 other applicants to be chosen as one of the 24 founding members of the group. According to Tomonobu Togasaki, the manager of the AKB48 Theater, two factors that gave her an advantage over other applicants.^[2] These advantages were the fact that both her birthday (April 8) and her height (148 cm) includes the number "48" inside.^[2] She later made her stage debut on December 8, 2005.

In 2008, no3b members, including Minami Takahashi, appeared in the TV Tokyo drama Men Dol. She starred as Nami/Kai in this television series.

On August 23, 2009, Minami Takahashi was officially announced as the captain of AKB48's Team A.

Minami Takahashi appears in almost all of the AKB48 singles as one of their key singers. In addition, Minami frequently represents AKB48 on TV programs such as Music Station, and in other of the group's publicity events.^[3] She was also scheduled to take part in the AKB48's 3-day live concert event entitled "Takamina ni tsuite ikimasu" (たかみなについて行きます, lit. "We will follow Takamina"^?), which was to be held on March 25–27, 2011 at the Yokohama Arena but was cancelled due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.^[4]

AKB48 senbatsu elections

• Ranked 5th in the 2009 senbatsu election
• Ranked 6th in the 2010 senbatsu election
• Ranked 7th in the 2011 senbatsu election

Appearances

Singles

With AKB48

• Sakura no Hanabiratachi
• Skirt, Hirari
• Aitakatta
• Seifuku ga Jama o Suru
• Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō
• Bingo!
• Boku no Taiyō
• Yūhi o Miteiru ka?
• Romance, Irane
• Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008
• Baby! Baby! Baby!
• Ōgoe Diamond
• Jūnen Zakura
• Namida Surprise!
• Iiwake Maybe
• River
• Sakura no Shiori

  Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll

• Ponytail to Chouchou
• Heavy Rotation

  Lucky Seven

  Yasai Sisters

• Beginner
• Chance no Junban (did not participate in the title song)

  Yoyaku Shita Christmas

  Kurumi to Dialogue

• Sakura no Ki ni Narō
• Dareka no Tameni (What can I do for Someone?) [Download-only charity song]
• Everyday, Kachūsha

  Korekara Wonderland

• Flying Get

  Yasai Uranai

• Kaze wa Fuiteiru
• Ue kara Mariko (does not participate in the title song)

  Noël no Yoru

  Rinjin wa Kizutsukanai

With no3b

See no3b.

Stage units

Team A 1st Stage

1. Skirt, Hirari (1st + 2nd Units)
2. Hoshi no Ondo (2nd Unit)

Team A 2nd Stage

1. Nageki no Figure
2. Glass no I love you
3. Senaka Kara Dakishimete
4. Rio no Kakumei

Team A 3rd Stage

1. Bird
2. Seifuku ga Jama o Suru

Team A 4th Stage

1. Jun-ai no Crescendo

Himawari-gumi 1st Stage

1. Higurashi no Koi

Himawari-gumi 2nd Stage

1. Bye Bye Bye

Team A 5th Stage

1. Renai Kinshi Jorei
2. Manatsu no Christmas Rose

Team A 6th Stage

1. Itoshisa no Accel

Filmography

Movies

Year	English title	Role
2007	Densen Uta (伝染歌?)	Ai-chan (愛ちゃん?)
2011	Documentary of AKB48: To Be Continued	Self

Television dramas

Year	Title	Role
2008	Saito-san (斉藤さん?)	Kei Niimi
2008	Men Dol: Ikemen Idol	Nami/Kai
2010	Majisuka Gakuen (マジすか学園?)	Minami
2010	Honto ni atta Kowai Hanashi (ほんとにあった怖い話 夏の特別編2010 AKB48まるごと浄霊スペシャル2?)	Self
2010	Sakura Kara no Tegami (桜からの手紙 〜AKB48 それぞれの卒業物語〜?)	Minami Takahashi

Television programs

Year	Title	Role
2008	AKB 1ji 59fun! (AKB1じ59ふん!?)	Self
2008	AKB 0ji 59fun! (AKB0じ59ふん!?)	Self
2008–2011	AKBingo!	Self
2008–2010	AKB48 Nemousu TV (AKB48ネ申テレビ?)	Self
2009	Omoikkiri Don! 1155 (おもいッきりDON! 1155?)	Self
2009–2010	Omoikkiri Pon! (おもいッきりPON!?)	Self
2009–2011	Shūkan AKB48 (週刊AKB?)	Self
2010–2011	PON!	Self(as No3b)
2010	AKB600sec.	Self
2010-	Mujack!	Self(MC)
2010-	AKB to ××! (AKBと××!?)	Self
2011	Documentary of AKB48	Self (concurrently as a narrator)
2011	Shin Dōmoto Kyōdai (新堂本兄弟?)	Self

Books

Photo albums

• B.L.T. U-17 summer (August 7, 2008 Tokyo News Tsushinsha)
• Takamina (たかみな^?) (September 22, 2010 Kodansha)

References

1. ^ "AKB5400sec" by Nihon TV, July 2010
2. ^ ^{a b} "AKBINGO!" broadcast 2010-07-07 by Nihon TV
3. ^ "Ariyoshi AKB Kyōwakoku", broadcast 2010-10-21 by TBS Television
4. ^ Ticket refund information of AKB48 Concert "Takamina ni tsuite ikimasu" (AKB48 コンサート「たかみなについて行きます」チケット払い戻しのご案内?) AKB48 Official blog 2011-03-18 (Japanese)

External links

• Minami Takahashi at the Internet Movie Database
• Production Ogi Profile
• AKB48 Official Profile
• Official blog

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