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Minami Takahashi
高橋 みなみBackground information Also known as Takamina (たかみな) Born April 8, 1991 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.
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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
- Skirt, Hirari (1st + 2nd Units)
- Hoshi no Ondo (2nd Unit)
- Team A 2nd Stage
- Nageki no Figure
- Glass no I love you
- Senaka Kara Dakishimete
- Rio no Kakumei
- Team A 3rd Stage
- Bird
- Seifuku ga Jama o Suru
- Team A 4th Stage
- Jun-ai no Crescendo
- Himawari-gumi 1st Stage
- Higurashi no Koi
- Himawari-gumi 2nd Stage
- Bye Bye Bye
- Team A 5th Stage
- Renai Kinshi Jorei
- Manatsu no Christmas Rose
- Team A 6th Stage
- 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
- ^ "AKB5400sec" by Nihon TV, July 2010
- ^ a b "AKBINGO!" broadcast 2010-07-07 by Nihon TV
- ^ "Ariyoshi AKB Kyōwakoku", broadcast 2010-10-21 by TBS Television
- ^ 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
AKB48 Team A members Team K members Team B members Chikano · Hirajima · Ishida · Kasai · Kashiwagi (Captain) · Kitahara · K. Kobayashi · Komori · Masuda · Miyazaki · A. Sato · N. Sato · S. Sato · M. Suzuki · S. Suzuki · M. WatanabeTeam 4 members Abe · Ichikawa · Iriyama · Nagao · Nakamata · Namamura · Ōba (Ex-Captain) · Shimada (Vicarious executive Captain) · Shimazaki · Takeuchi · YamauchiTrainee members Eguchi · Fujita · Hirata · Izuta · Iwata · Katoh · Kawae · N. Kojima · M. Kobayashi · Mutoh · Morikawa · Natori · Ōmori · Sasaki · R. Suzuki · J. Takahashi · Tano · YokotaPrevious members Team AUsami · Orii · Hoshino · Masuyama · Oe · Komatani · Tojima · R. Nakanishi · Narita · Kawasaki · M. Oshima · Y. SatoTeam KTeam BS. Watanabe · Inoue · Noguchi · Matsuoka · Saeki · Urano · Kohara · OkuTeam 4MoriSub-groups Honegumi from AKB48 · Crayon Friends from AKB48 · Chocolove from AKB48 · Okashina Sisters · No3b · Watarirouka Hashiritai · Queen & Elizabeth · Team Dragon from AKB48 · French Kiss · Not Yet · DivaAlbums Set List: Greatest Songs 2006–2007 · Kamikyokutachi · Set List: Greatest Songs Kanzenban · Koko ni Ita KotoSingles "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" · "Ōgoe Diamond" · "10nen Zakura" · "Namida Surprise!" · "Iiwake Maybe" · "River" · "Sakura no Shiori" · "Ponytail to Chouchou" · "Heavy Rotation" · "Beginner" · "Chance no Junban" · "Sakura no Ki ni Narō" · "Everyday, Katyusha" · "Flying Get" · "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" · "Ue kara Mariko"Digital singles "Baby! Baby! Baby!" · "Dareka no Tame ni: What Can I Do For Someone?"Related articles AKB48 discography · AKBingo! · Majisuka Gakuen · AKB49: Renai Kinshi Jourei · Yasushi Akimoto · SKE48 · SDN48 · NMB48 · HKT48 · JKT48 · TPE48 · Nogizaka46Categories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Tokyo
- Japanese idols
- AKB48 members
- Japanese female singers
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