Takahashi Minami

Takahashi Minami (高橋みなみ)
Takamina (たかみな), Sou-chan
Takahashi Minami (2014)
Birth Info
Birthdate	April 8th, 1991
Birthplace	'Tokyo, Japan'
Blood type	AB
Current Age	33 Years Old
Sizes
Height	148.5cm
B	73cm
W	53cm
H	78cm
Professional Info
Agency	OGIPRO
Social Networks	Blog / Google+ / 7gogo
Idol Career Info
Group	AKB48
Team	Team A
Debuted	October, 2005 / 1st Generation

Takahashi Minami is the captain of AKB48's Team A and the General Manager (Soukantoku) of AKB48 Group. She is also a member of No Sleeves and has a solo career. She announced her graduation on December 8, 2014, during the AKB48 9th Anniversary. She will graduate on December 8, 2015, on AKB48's 10th anniversary.

Catchphrase

見かけはちょっぴりヤンキー心はガラスのハートたかみなこと高橋みなみです!

Mikake wa chouppiri yankii kokoro wa garasu no haato Takamina koto Takahashi Minami desu!

(My appearance is slightly yankii, but my heart is a glass. Called Takamina, Takahashi Minami!)

Trivia

• Other Nicknames: Sou-chan (from Soukantoku, the Japanese word for General Manager)
• Hobbies: Reading Manga
• Audition Song: Hamasaki Ayumi - Will
• Favorite Color: Pink
• Favorite Animals: Likes all animals, but like's cats the most.
• Favorite Artist: Flumpool, Aqua Timez, w-inds, Nakamori Akina.
• Favorite Manga: One Piece but likes Shounen Manga in general.
• Favourite Seasons: Spring and Autumn
• Favourite Anime Movie: Crayon Shin-chan: Calling the Storm; Battle of the Warring States.
• Favourite Food: Katsudon, Hamburger steak.
• Disliked Foods: Many, including sushi, broccoli, tomato. In general she dislikes raw food
• Ideal Female: A person that looks perfect, but isn't.
• Future ambition: Solo singer. She has also expressed interest in voice acting
• Member of Light Music Club
• Before joining AKB48, competed in The 30th HoriPro Talent Contest (第30回ホリプロタレントスカウトキャラバン) and was among the Top 15 out of 52,547 contestants. She received the loudest applause after her singing performance during this contest, and was the only girl who didn't cry when the winner was announced.
• Starred in the drama 「Mendol」 / メン☆ドル as Nami/Kai along with fellow No Sleeves members Kojima Haruna and Minegishi Minami. Also starred as co-lead in the second night of AKB48 Kagekidan 「∞・Infinity」 with Akimoto Sayaka.
• Was officially announced as Team A captain during the 2009 Team Shuffle.
• Known for her "failing" (suberi) character on TV. She is known to tell stories that she thinks are funny, but actually are not.
• Only believes in fortune-telling when it's a good one.
• Wants to visit Egypt.
• Does not watch TV, instead closes her eyes and daydreams until she wants to go to bed
• Likes indoors better than outdoors and she is sensitive to heat and coldness
• Would eat Ginza Bairin's katsudon for her last meal.
• Her childhood hero is Kakuranger
• Based on Shukan AKB 100Q, she thinks that she is good at decisive dance choreography, but not as good at graceful dance steps.
• As first pointed out on AKB48 1ji 59fun, she can't skip properly
• Likes guys who wear suits. Thinks it dreamy when they're fixing their collars.
• Rates herself as a 3 out of 10, her reasoning being that she doesn't think she has many feminine points and is probably a disappointment as a female.
• Can often be seen giving speeches and leading the group huddles for both concerts and stage performances. This, among other things, has led to many fans referring to her as the captain of AKB48 (until she was promoted to be official General Director of AKB48 in Tokyo Dome 2012). She is even called "AKB's Papa" or "AKB no Tamashii" (AKB's soul)
• Original center of AKB48 and their 1st single, Sakura no Hanabiratachi.

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

• 1st Senbatsu Election - #5 (Media Senbatsu)
• 2nd Senbatsu Election - #6 (Media Senbatsu)
• 3rd Senbatsu Election - #7 (Media Senbatsu)
• 4th Senbatsu Election - #6 (Senbatsu)
• 5th Senbatsu Election - #8 (Senbatsu)
• 6th Senbatsu Election - #9 (Senbatsu)

AKB48 Janken Tournaments

• 1st Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Nakatsuka Tomomi)
• 2nd Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Kojima Haruna)
• 3rd Janken Taikai - Round 3 (Lost to Nakamura Mariko)
• 4th Janken Taikai - Round 3 (Lost to Kitahara Rie)
• 5th Janken Taikai - Round 1 (Lost to Yamamoto Sayaka)

Solo Singles

#	Title	Release date
01	Jane Doe	2013.04.03

Team History

Team A

Joined AKB48 as a Team A member on October, 2005

Singles Participation

AKB48 A-Sides

Sakura no Hanabiratachi Skirt, Hirari Aitakatta Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou BINGO! Boku no Taiyou Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka? Romance, Irane Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008

Baby! Baby! Baby! Oogoe Diamond 10nen Zakura Namida Surprise! Iiwake Maybe RIVER Sakura no Shiori Ponytail to Shushu Heavy Rotation Beginner

Sakura no Ki ni Narou Everyday, Katyusha Flying Get Kaze wa Fuiteiru GIVE ME FIVE! Manatsu no Sounds Good! Gingham Check UZA So long! Sayonara Crawl

Koi Suru Fortune Cookie Heart Ereki Mae Shika Mukanee Labrador Retriever Kokoro no Placard Kibouteki Refrain Green Flash

AKB48 B-Sides

Dear my teacher (Sakura no Hanabiratachi) Aozora no Soba ni Ite (Skirt, Hirari) Dakedo... (Aitakatta) Virgin love (Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru) Namida Uri no Shoujo (Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou) Only Today (BINGO!) Mirai no Kajitsu (Boku no Taiyou) Viva! Hurricane (Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?) Ai no Moufu (Romance, Irane) Saigo no Seifuku (Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008) Yume wo shinaseru wake ni ikanai (Baby! Baby! Baby!) 109 (Marukyuu) (Oogoe Diamond) Sakurairo no Sora no Shita de (10nen Zakura) Majisuka Rock'n'Roll (Sakura no Shiori) Majijo Teppen Blues (Ponytail to Shushu) Yasai Sisters (Heavy Rotation) Lucky Seven (Heavy Rotation) Yoyaku Shita Christmas (Chance no Junban) Kurumi to Dialogue (Chance no Junban) Korekara Wonderland (Everyday, Katyusha) Yankee Soul (Everyday, Katyusha) Seishun to Kizukanai Mama (Flying Get)

Ice no Kuchizuke (Flying Get) Yasai Uranai (Flying Get) Noel no Yoru (Ue Kara Mariko) Rinjin wa Kizutsukanai (Ue Kara Mariko) Sweet & Bitter (GIVE ME FIVE!) Choudai, Darling! (Manatsu no Sounds Good!) Yume no Kawa (Gingham Check) Kodoku na Hoshizora (UZA) Totteoki Christmas (Eien Pressure) Ruby (So long!) Ikiru koto (Sayonara Crawl) Hasute to Wasute (Sayonara Crawl) Namida no Sei Janai (Koi Suru Fortune Cookie) Saigo no Door (Koi Suru Fortune Cookie) Kiss made Countdown (Heart Ereki) Mosh & Dive (Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru) Party is over (Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru) Kyou Made no Melody (Labrador Retriever) Kimi wa Kimagure (Labrador Retriever) Juujun na Slave (Kibouteki Refrain) Hakimono to Kasa no Monogatari (Green Flash)

Albums Participation

AKB48 Albums

• Baby! Baby! Baby! 2010 (Kamikyokutachi)
• Shoujotachi yo (Koko ni Ita koto)
• Kaze no Yukue (Koko ni Ita koto)
• Overtake (Koko ni Ita koto)
• Koko ni Ita koto (Koko ni Ita koto)
• First Rabbit (1830m)
• Daiji na Jikan (1830m)
• Omoide no Hotondo (1830m)
• Yasashisa no Chizu (1830m)
• Itterasshai (1830m)
• Hate (1830m)
• Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka? (1830m)
• After Rain (Tsugi no Ashiato)
• JJ ni Karitamono (Tsugi no Ashiato)
• Boku wa Ganbaru (Tsugi no Ashiato)
• Kakushin ga Moterumono (Tsugi no Ashiato)
• Ai no Sonzai (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!)
• Oh! Baby (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!)
• All of You (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!)

Units

No Sleeves (no3b)

• Relax!
• Tane / タネ
• Kiss no Ryuusei / キスの流星
• Lie
• Kimishika / 君しか
• Answer
• Kuchibiru Furezu... / 唇 触れず・・・
• Pedicure day
• Kirigirisu Jin / キリギリス人

Albums

• No Sleeves

Persona

• 3seconds
• Christmas Present / クリスマスプレゼント

Team Dragon from AKB48

• Kokoro no Hane / 心の羽根

Stage Units

A1 (PARTY ga Hajimaru yo)

Skirt, Hirari

Hoshi no Ondo 2nd Unit

A2 (Aitakatta)

Nageki no Figure

Glass no I LOVE YOU

Senaka Kara Dakishimete

Rio no Kakumei

A3 (Dareka no Tame ni)

Bird

Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru

A4 (Tadaima Renaichuu)

Junai no Crescendo

H1 (Boku no Taiyou)

Higurashi no Koi

H2 (Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai)

Bye Bye Bye

A5 (Renai Kinshi Jourei)

Renai Kinshi Jourei

A6 (Mokugekisha)

Itoshisa no Accel

Team A Waiting Stage

Ame no Pianist

Kioku no Dilemma (New Units)

Team Surprise 1st Stage (Juuryoku Sympathy)

1994-nen no Raimei

Oteage Lullaby

Dessan

A5 (Renai Kinshi Jourei)

Tsundere! (Revival)

Team Surprise 2nd Stage (Bara no Gishiki)

Yume wo Miru nara

Hell or Heaven

Concert Units

AKB48 First Concert "Aitakatta ~Hashira wa Naize!~"

• Classmate
• Kinjirareta Futari

AKB48 Haru no Chotto dake Zenkoku Tour ~Madamada Daze AKB48!~

• Junai no Crescendo

Live DVD wa Derudaroukedo, Yappari Iki ni Kagiruze! AKB48 Natsu Matsuri

• Junai no Crescendo

AKB48 Masaka, Kono Concert no Ongen wa Ryuushutsushinai yo ne?

• Bye Bye Bye

Nenwasure Kanshasai Shuffle Sumaze, AKB! SKE mo Yoroshiku ne

• Skirt, Hirari
• MARIA
• Anata to Christmas Eve

"Kami Kouen Yotei" AKB48 NHK Hall Concert 2009

• Skirt, Hirari

AKB104 Senbatsu Members Sokaku Matsuri

• Blue rose
• Mushi no Ballad
• Bye Bye Bye
• MARIA
• Junai no Crescendo
• Skirt, Hirari

Yokohama Arena 2010 'AKB48 Manseki Matsuri Kibou Sanpi Ryouron'

• Senaka Kara Dakishimete
• Gomen ne Jewel

Surprise wa Arimasen

• Bird
• End Roll
• Skirt, Hirari

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2011

• Beginner (Acoustic Version)

Gyomu Renraku. Tanomuzo, Katayama Bucho! in Saitama Super Arena

• Junjou Shugi
• Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc
• Bird

Washington D.C. Concert

• Bird

AKB48 in TOKYO DOME ~1830m no Yume~

• Miniskirt no Yosei
• Seifuku Resistance
• Mushi no Ballad

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2012

• Wasshoi Shiro!
• Plastic no Kuchibiru

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai "Shirokuro tsukeyou janai ka!"

AKB48

• Itoshisa no Accel

AKB48 Group

• Jane Doe
• Cross

AKB48 Super Festival at Nissan Stadium

• Junai no Crescendo

AKB48 2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour ~Mada mada, Yaranakya Ikenai koto ga aru~

Fukuoka Dome

• Pioneer
• Bird
• Yuuhi wo miteiru ka?

Sapporo Dome

• Junai no Crescendo
• Yuuhi wo miteiru ka?

Osaka Dome

• Junai no Crescendo
• Yuuhi wo miteiru ka?
• Pioneer

Nagoya Dome

• Omoide Ijou
• Yuuhi wo miteiru ka?

Tokyo Dome

• Renai Kinshi Jourei
• Yuuhi wo miteiru ka?
• Pioneer
• Oteage Lullaby
• Glass no I LOVE YOU

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2013

• Shinkokyuu

Unit Matsuri 2014

• Jane Doe
• JJ ni Karitamono

AKB48 National Olympic Stadium Concert

• Senaka Kara Dakishimete

AKB48 Group at Ajinomoto Stadium

• Kinjirareta Futari

AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2014

Shimane

• Naminori Kakigoori

Solo Songs

• Itoshisa no Accel (Team A 6th Stage)
• Kiseki wa Yoru Umareru (No Sleeves)
• Dareka Oshiete (Kuchibiru Furezu...)
• Still (Pedicure day)
• Futo Omou Koto (Kirigirisu Jin)
• Oteage Lullaby (Team Surprise 1st Stage)
• All of You (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!)

Photobooks

• [2010.09.22] TAKAMINA (たかみな)

Media Appearances

Stage Plays

• AKB48 Kagekidan 「∞・Infinity」 (2009)

Movies

• Densen Uta (伝染歌) (2007)

Dramas

• Densha Otoko Deluxe - The Last Holy War (フジテレビ系ドラマ「電車男デラックス～最後の聖戦～) (2006)
• Joshi Deka! - Female Detective (ジョシデカ！-女子刑事-) (2007)
• Saito-San (斉藤さん) (2008)
• Mendol ~Ikemen Idol~(メン★ドル ～イケメンアイドル～) (2008)
• Kotodama no Onnatachi (言霊の女たち) (2010)
• Majisuka Gakuen (マジスカ学園) (2010)
• HUNTER ~Sono Onnatachi, Shoukin Kasegi~ (2011)
• So long! (2013)
• Majisuka Gakuen 4 (マジスカ学園4) (2015)

Variety Shows

• AKB 0ji 59fun
• AKB 1ji 59fun
• AKBINGO!
• HaKaTa Hyakkaten
• Shukan AKB
• Nemousu Terebi (AKB48ネ申テレビ) (Season 3/4)

Other TV Shows

• [2006/03-2006/09] Mitake Uranai / 三竹占い
• [2006/05/??] BBC 「Jonathan Ross - Japanorama」
• [2006/06/09] Music Station / ミュージックステーション
• [2006/06/09,11/03,11/10; 2007/02/02, 7/20, 11/02; 2008/01/26, 03/08] Music Fighter / 音楽戦士 MUSIC FIGHTER
• [2006/06/14] POWER JAM
• [2006/07/18] 名古屋テレビ 【メ～テレ】 「BOMBER-E」
• [2006/10/11] Gerirappa / 名古屋テレビ 【メ～テレ】 「げりらっパ」
• [2006/10/06,11/03, 2007/02/09] POP JAM
• [2006/11/15, 11/22, 12/27; 2007/01/31, 03/14, 03/21] Mitake Tengo / 三竹天狗
• [2006/10/19] MTV「M size」
• [2006/10/19] 「めざましテレビ」 ちょこっとラボ
• [2006/11/03] RADIO DE CULTURE / 「ラジかるッ!!」
• [2006/11/17] Daikichi / 「カンニングDAI安吉日!」
• [2007/01/11, 01/18-01/21, 03/29-04/01] MUSIC ON! TV 「AKB48～48minutes～」
• [2007/02/12, 2008/02/04] HEY!HEY!HEY! MUSIC CHAMP
• [2007/2/25] MUSIC EXPRESS
• [2007/2/27] 「松嶋尚美の真実」
• [2007/04/15] MUSIC ON! TV 「AKB48～48minutes SPECIAL～」
• [2007/04/20 , 07/27, 11/02; 2008/01/25, 02/29] MUSIC JAPAN
• [2007/03/10-06/17] American Idol Season 6 / FOXチャンネル「アメリカン・アイドル シーズン６」
• [2007/05/07, 08/08, 10/23] Asades / 九州朝日放送（KBC）「アサデス」
• [2007/06/12] Lincoln / リンカーン
• [2007/07/16] Gekkouongakudan / TBS「月光音楽団」
• [2007/08/04] 九州朝日放送（KBC）「水と緑のキャンペーン2007」
• [2007/08/17] 「音流～Ｏｎ　Ｒｙｕ～｣
• [2007/08/17] BOMBER-E Summer Special / 名古屋テレビ 【メ～テレ】 「BOMBER-E」 夏まつりSP
• [2007/09/05] TBS「筋肉美女世界NO.1決定戦！KUNOICHI 2007」
• [2007/10/21] TBS「サスケマニア」
• [2007/10/25] TBS「オビラジＲ」
• [2007/10/25] テレビ東京「月刊MelodiX！」
• [2007/12/31] 58th Kouhaku / NHK「第58回NHK紅白歌合戦」
• [2008/03/20] 日本テレビ「ドリームライブ2008」
• [2008/03/31] Combat Special / フジテレビ「コンバットスペシャル」

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Takahashi Minami (2013)

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Takahashi Minami (2009)

Takahashi Minami (Late 2008)

Takahashi Minami (Early 2008)

Takahashi Minami (Late 2007)

Takahashi Minami (Early 2007)

Takahashi Minami (Late 2006)

Takahashi Minami (Early 2006)