Takahashi Minami was a member of AKB48's Team A and the 1st General Manager (Soukantoku) of AKB48 Group.
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 choppiri YANKII kokoro wa GARASU no HAATO Takamina koto Takahashi Minami desu!
- (My appearance is slightly yankee, but my heart is a glass. Called Takamina, Takahashi Minami!)
Team History[]
- 2005.10.30 - Joined AKB48 as Team A member
- 2016.04.08 - Graduated from AKB48's Team A (Announcement: December 8, 2014 at AKB48 9th Anniversary | Last activity: December 31, 2015 | Graduation Ceremony: March 27, 2016 at Yokohama Stadium)
Leadership History[]
- 2009.08.23 - Appointed Captain of Team A (2009 Team Shuffle) (Position established)
- 2012.08.24 - Transferred role to AKB48 Group General Manager with a concurrent role as Captain of AKB48 (Tokyo Dome Team Shuffle) (Position established | Successor (Team A): Shinoda Mariko)
- 2014.02.24 - Appointed concurrent role as Captain of Team A (AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri) (Predecessor: Yokoyama Yui)
- 2015.03.26 - Relinquished concurrent role as Captain of Team A (AKB48 Spring Team Shuffle 2015) (Successor: Yokoyama Yui)
- 2015.12.08 - Graduated from roles as AKB48 Group General Manager & Captain of AKB48 (Shuku Takahashi Minami Graduation "148.5cm no Mita Yume" in Yokohama Stadium) (Successor: Yokoyama Yui)
AKB48 Senbatsu Election[]
- 1st Senbatsu Election - #5 (Media Senbatsu) (Kami 7)
- 2nd Senbatsu Election - #6 (Media Senbatsu) (Kami 7)
- 3rd Senbatsu Election - #7 (Media Senbatsu) (Kami 7)
- 4th Senbatsu Election - #6 (Senbatsu) (Kami 7)
- 5th Senbatsu Election - #8 (Senbatsu)
- 6th Senbatsu Election - #9 (Senbatsu)
- 7th Senbatsu Election - #4 (Senbatsu) (Kami 7)
- 8th Senbatsu Election - Didn't Participate
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)
- 6th Janken Taikai - Round 2 (Lost to Sato Kiara)
Solo Singles[]
- [2013.04.03] - Jane Doe
- [2017.09.26] - Kodoku wa Kizutsukanai (孤独は傷付かない)
Solo Albums[]
- [2016.10.12] - Aishi Te mo Ii Desu ka? (愛してもいいですか?)
Solo Concert[]
- [2015.04.08] Takahashi Minami Mirai he Kekki Shuukai~ Subete no Koto no Zenya~ (高橋みなみ未来への決起集会~すべてのことの前夜~)
Singles Participation[]
- Relax!
- Tane
- Kiss no Ryuusei (Center)
- Lie (Center)
- Kimi Shika (Center)
- Answer (Center)
- Kuchibiru Furezu... (Center)
- Pedicure day (Center)
- Kirigirisu Jin (Center)
Albums Participation[]
- Seventeen (SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzen ban)
- Anata ga Ite Kureta kara (SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzen ban)
- Baby! Baby! Baby! 2010 (Kamikyokutachi)
- Kimi to Niji to Taiyou to (Kamikyokutachi)
- Shoujotachi yo (Koko ni Ita koto) (WCenter with Maeda Atsuko)
- Kaze no Yukue (Koko ni Ita koto) (WCenter with Oshima Yuko)
- Overtake (Koko ni Ita koto) (WCenter with Maeda Atsuko)
- Koko ni Ita koto (Koko ni Ita koto)
- First Rabbit (1830m)
- Daiji na Jikan (1830m)
- Omoide no Hotondo (1830m) (Duet with Maeda Atsuko)
- Yasashisa no Chizu (1830m)
- Itterasshai (1830m)
- Hate (1830m)
- Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka? (1830m)
- After Rain (Tsugi no Ashiato)
- JJ ni Karitamono (Tsugi no Ashiato) (WCenter with Kuramochi Asuka)
- Boku wa Ganbaru (Tsugi no Ashiato)
- Kakushin ga Moterumono (Tsugi no Ashiato)
- Ai no Sonzai (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!) (Center)
- Oh! Baby (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!)
- All of you (Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!) (Solo)
- Clap (0 to 1 no Aida)
- LOVE ASH (0 to 1 no Aida) (Duet with Yamamoto Sayaka)
Units[]
Persona[]
Stage Units[]
- A1 (PARTY ga Hajimaru yo)
- Skirt, Hirari (1st Unit)
- Hoshi no Ondo (2nd Unit)
- A3 (Dareka no Tame ni)
- Bird
- Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru
- A4 (Tadaima Renaichuu)
- Junai no Crescendo
- Himawarigumi 1 (Boku no Taiyou)
- Higurashi no Koi
- Himawarigumi 2 (Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai)
- Bye Bye Bye
- A5 (Renai Kinshi Jourei)
- Renai Kinshi Jourei
- A6 (Mokugekisha)
- Itoshisa no Accel
- A-W1
- Ame no Pianist
- Kioku no Dilemma (New Units)
- Team Surprise 1st Stage (Juuryoku Sympathy)
- 1994-nen no Raimei
- Oteage Lullaby
- Dessan
- A5 Revival (Renai Kinshi Jourei)
- Tsundere!
- Team Surprise 2nd Stage (Bara no Gishiki)
- Yume wo Miru nara
- Hell or Heaven
Concert Units[]
AKB48 First Concert "Aitakatta ~Hashira wa Naize!~"[]
AKB48 Haru no Chotto dake Zenkoku Tour ~Madamada Daze AKB48!~[]
Live DVD wa Derudaroukedo, Yappari Iki ni Kagiruze! AKB48 Natsu Matsuri[]
AKB48 Masaka, Kono Concert no Ongen wa Ryuushutsushinai yo ne?[]
Nenwasure Kanshasai Shuffle Sumaze, AKB! SKE mo Yoroshiku ne[]
"Kami Kouen Yotei" AKB48 NHK Hall Concert 2009[]
AKB104 Senbatsu Members Sokaku Matsuri[]
Yokohama Arena 2010 'AKB48 Manseki Matsuri Kibou Sanpi Ryouron'[]
Surprise wa Arimasen[]
AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2011[]
- Beginner (Acoustic Version)
Gyomu Renraku. Tanomuzo, Katayama Bucho! in Saitama Super Arena[]
Washington D.C. Concert[]
AKB48 in TOKYO DOME ~1830m no Yume~[]
AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2012[]
AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai "Shirokuro tsukeyou janai ka!"[]
- AKB48
- AKB48 Group
AKB48 Super Festival at Nissan Stadium[]
AKB48 2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour ~Mada mada, Yaranakya Ikenai koto ga aru~[]
- Fukuoka Dome
- Sapporo Dome
- Osaka Dome
- Nagoya Dome
- Tokyo Dome
AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2013[]
Unit Matsuri 2014[]
- Jane Doe
- JJ ni Karitamono
AKB48 National Olympic Stadium Concert[]
AKB48 Group at Ajinomoto Stadium[]
AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2014[]
- Shimane
AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2014[]
AKB48 Manatsu no Tandoku Concert in SSA 〜Kawaei-san no Koto ga Suki Deshita〜[]
- Ashita wa Ashita no Kimi ga Umareru
Kojimatsuri ~Kojima Haruna Kanshasai~[]
- Skirt, Hirari
- Oteage Lullaby
- Relax!
- Kimi Shika
- Kuchibiru Furezu...
- 1994-nen no Raimei
- Junai no Crescendo
- Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?
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
Media Appearances[]
Stage Plays[]
- AKB48 Kagekidan 「∞・Infinity」 (2009)
Movies[]
- Densen Uta (伝染歌) (2007)
- Shingeki no Kyojin (進撃の巨人) (2015)
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)
- Desu yo nē (episodes 6, 10 and 11) (2006)
- Joshi Deka! - Female Detective (ジョシデカ!-女子刑事-) (as Game Center Informant) (2007)
- Saito-san (斉藤さん) (as Shinmi Kei) (2008)
- Mendol ~Ikemen Idol~(メン★ドル ~イケメンアイドル~) (as Kawachi Nami/Kai) (2008)
- Kotodama no Onnatachi (言霊の女たち) (2010)
- Majisuka Gakuen (マジスカ学園) (as Minami) (2010)
- Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Raincoat no Onna (as Takahashi Minami) (2010)
- Sakura Kara no Tegami~AKB48 Sorezore no Sotsugyou Monogatari~ (as Takahashi Minami/Tanizaki Minami) (2011)
- Majisuka Gakuen 2 (as Minami and as Lieutenant/Female Investigator) (2011)
- HUNTER ~Sono Onnatachi, Shoukin Kasegi~ (as Saori) (2011)
- So long! (as Koga Akane) (2013)
- Majisuka Gakuen 4 (マジスカ学園4) (2015)
Variety Shows[]
- AKB 1ji 59fun!
- AKB 0ji 59fun!
- AKBINGO!
- HaKaTa Hyakkaten
- Shukan AKB
- AKB48 Nemousu Terebi (Season 3/4)
TV[]
- [2012.12.07 -] AKB Kousagi dōjō
- [2012.10.21 -] Snackshop Eden
- [2012.06.29 -] Bimyo~na Tobira AKB48 no Gachichare
- [2011.05 -] Shin Dōmoto Kyōdai
- [2010.07.13 -] AKB to ××!
- [2010.07.08 -] Mujack!
- [2008.10.01 -] AKBINGO!
- [2011.09.29 - 2012.02.23] AKB Conte (Bimyo~)
- [2010.05.30 - 2012.03.08] Naruhodo High School
- [2010.04.02 - 2011.03.25] PON!
- [2009.10.05 - 2010.03.22] Omoikkiri PON!
- [2009.07.10 - 2012.11.30] Shukan AKB
- [2009.04.03 - 2009.10.02] Omoikkiri DON! 1155
- [2008.07.13 - 2011.11.06] AKB48 Nemōsuterebi (Seasons 1 to 4)
- [2008.04.07 - 2008.09.29] AKB 0ji 59fun
- [2008.01.24 - 2008.03.27] AKB 1ji 59fun
Manga[]
- [2012] - AKB49: Ren'ai Kinshi Jōrei (the character, Takahashi Minami, is based after her)
- [2012] - AKB48: Satsujin Jiken (the character, Takahashi Minami, is based after her)
- [2012] - AKB0048 Episode 0(the character, Takahashi Minami, is based after her)
Anime[]
- [2010.09.05] - Dragon Ball Kai (girl escaping from Cell in Episode 71)
Video Games[]
- [2010.12.23] - AKB1/48: Idol to Koishitara…
- [2011.10.06] - AKB1/48: Idol to Guam de Koishitara…
- [2012.12.20] - AKB1/149 Ren'ai Sōsenkyo
CM[]
- [2012.8.25 - 2012.10.31] - Kaepa Image Character (Kaepa Active Sports Campaign)
- [2012] - AKB48: Satsujin Jiken Series (Glico's Ice no Mi CMs) (as Takahashi Minami, FILE 1-3, 5)
Etymology[]
- Takahashi means "tall, high" (高) (taka) and "bridge" (橋) (hashi).
- Minami is written in hiragana (みなみ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (美波, 南 or 美海), it could possibly mean:
- 美波 - "beautiful" (美) (mi) and "wave, breaker" (波) (nami).
- 南 - "south".
- 美海 - "beautiful" (美) (mi) and "sea, ocean" (海) (nami).
Trivia[]
- Audition Song: Will (Hamasaki Ayumi)
- Hobbies: Reading manga, drawing
- Special Skills: Copying pictures.
- Favorite animal: All animals, but likes cats the most
- Runs an Instagram account only with pictures of her cat (@neco_mina)
- Favorite anime movie: Crayon Shin-chan: Calling the Storm; Battle of the Warring States
- Favorite artist: Flumpool, Aqua Timez, w-inds, Nakamori Akina
- Favorite color: Black, White and Pink
- Favorite food: Katsudon, hamburger steak
- Disliked food: Many, including sushi, broccoli,o tomato. In general she dislikes raw food
- Favorite manga: "One Piece", but likes shounen manga in general, NANA
- Favorite books: Uncle Tom
- Favorite seasons: Spring & Autumn
- Ideal female: A person that looks perfect, but isn't
- Good friends with: Maeda Atsuko (AtsuMina), Minegishi Minami
- Future ambition: Solo singer. She has also expressed interest in voice acting
- Would like to be a voice actress in the future.
- Claims to be quite stubborn, and bad at giving up.
- She has three conditions that she looks for in a guy. Someone who is taller than her, funny and someone who manages money well. Also, she likes guys who wear suits, and thinks it is dreamy when they're fixing their collars.
- Eats an apple every day to stay healthy.
- Dislikes eating sushi, broccoli, and tomatoes (which ironically was her costume as a Veggie Ranger).
- In episode 26 of AKBINGO!, it was revealed that she also dislikes plum.
- Loves katsudon, and eats it when she wants to get pumped up. Also, she would eat mother's katsudon for her last meal. She even has a katsudon year pass for Hotto Motto.
- According to fellow AKB48 member Minegishi Minami, she constantly slouches.
- When she was 3 years old, she said she wanted to become a vegetable, specifically a cabbage, which was her Yasai Sister costume.
- Keeps a Purikura album.
- As seen on AKB 1ji 59fun (one of their TV shows), she can't skip properly.
- As revealed in AKBINGO! (one of their TV shows), she is very sensitive and would be one of the first to start to cry on an emotional scene such as Bad Boys' Kyoto Oomizu's (MC of AKBINGO!) "wedding announcement" and "reunion with his mother".
- She is a constant target for Dokkiris (hidden camera pranks that are popular on Japanese variety shows).
- Along with Mayuyu and Tomochin, her favorite Dragon Ball character is Son Goku.
- When she was given the challenge for to perform Rakugo in a no3b's Kimi Shika Promotional Event, she was given the name "Harukaze Konami" as her Rakugo stage name.
- As revealed to her in AKBINGO! (July 7, 2010), the only reason Takamina passed the initial written auditions was because of her height (148.5cm) and her birthdate (4/8/1991) both having the numbers 4 and 8.
- During a segment in AKBINGO!, it was revealed that since their last check-up, she has been troubled by the result that she lost 5mm (in height, from 148.5cm to 148cm). In addition, during the EX-Episode for Majisuka Gakuen 2, she learned that Ichikawa Miori became taller than her
- Former 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
- Original center of AKB48
- She is the only AKB48 member who participated in all singles (except Janken Tournament singles)
- Was officially announced as Team A captain during the 2009 Team Shuffle
- The only AKB48 1st Generation member who has a long time in Team A for 10 years and few months consecutively.
- Known for her "failing" (suberi) character on TV (telling 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 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 seen on AKB 1ji 59fun!, she can't skip properly
- Likes guys who wear suits. Thinks it's dreamy when they're fixing their collars
- Feels happy at times when she can just relax, which she does by closing her eyes.
- 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 AKB48 in TOKYO DOME ~1830m no Yume~). She is even called "AKB's Papa" or "AKB's Soul" (AKB no Tamashii)
- Her nickname Sou-chan derives from Soukantoku, the Japanese word for General Director
- On May 1, 2019, she got married to a non-celebrity man 15 years her senior who works for an IT company.
- Their wedding day was also the first day of the Reiwa era in Japan.
- Her MBTI is ENFJ