Minami Takahashi
| Minami Takahashi | |
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 Minami Takahashi performing at the Anime Expo AKB48 live in Los Angeles, 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Native name | 高橋 みなみ |
| Also known as | Takamina (たかみな) |
| Born | April 8, 1991 |
| Origin | Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan[1] |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels |
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| Associated acts | |
Minami Takahashi (高橋 みなみ Takahashi Minami, born April 8, 1991 in Tokyo) is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 under Team A. She is the former General Director (総監督 sōkantoku) of AKB48 and its sister groups.[2] In an interview with Nippon Television in June 2010, AKB48 producer Yasushi Akimoto described her as the "eldest daughter of the 48 sisters".[3] She is commonly part of the main lineup for the AKB48 singles. She is a member of the AKB48 sub-group no3b, along with AKB48 members Haruna Kojima and Minami Minegishi.
Career
In August 2005, Takahashi become one of the 30th HoriPro Talent Contest's 15 final candidates, but she did not 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, she had two unofficial advantages going for her: her birthday (April 8; 1991-04-08) and her height (148 cm) contain the number "48".[4] She debuted with Team A on December 8, 2005.[5][6]
In 2008, no3b members, including Takahashi, appeared in the TV Tokyo drama Men Dol. She starred as Nami/Kai in this television series.[7]
On August 23, 2009, Takahashi was officially announced as the captain of AKB48's Team A. On August 24, 2012, Mariko Shinoda replaced her as the captain of Team A and Minami Takahashi was made the General Director of the whole AKB48 including all sister groups.
Takahashi appears regularly in the AKB48 singles as one of the group's key singers. In addition, Minami frequently represents AKB48 on TV programs such as Music Station, and in other of the group's publicity events.[8] She was also scheduled to take part in the AKB48's 3-day live concert event titled "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.[9]
On August 25, 2012, the second day of AKB48 Tokyo Dome Concert, it was announced by Max Hole that Takahashi would make her solo debut with the company, through its Nayutawave Records label.[10][11] The single, titled "Jane Doe", was released on April 3, 2013. It is the opening theme song for the Fuji Television TV drama Saki, which stars Yukie Nakama.[12]
On December 8, 2014, the 9th Anniversary of AKB48 Theater, it was confirmed by Takahashi herself that she would officially leave AKB48 exactly one year later, or December 8, 2015, the 10th Anniversary of the AKB48 Theater. Yui Yokoyama will then succeed her job as the General Director of AKB48.
On October 25, 2015, during the handshake and autograph event at Pacific Yokohama had announced the details of AKB48's 42nd Single and Request Hour 2016. The 42nd Single will be released on December 9, 2015. She will be the Center which will be her final appearance on an AKB48 single.[13]
On March 26th to 27th, 2016, her graduation concert titled "Congratulation Takahashi Minami Graduation "148.5cm Have Seen a Dream" in Yokohama Stadium" was held at Yokohama Stadium, with her last theater performance on April 8th, 2016.[14]
AKB48 general elections
- Ranked 5th in the 2009 general election
- Ranked 6th in the 2010 general election
- Ranked 7th in the 2011 general election
- Ranked 6th in the 2012 general election
- Ranked 8th in the 2013 general election
- Ranked 9th in the 2014 general election
- Ranked 4th in the 2015 general election
Discography
Solo singles
| Year | Title | Chart position | Oricon sales[15] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[15] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100[16] |
First week |
Total* | ||
| 2013 | "Jane Doe" | 2 | 1 | 85,493 | 103,066 |
* Unofficial figure obtained by adding together Oricon sales numbers for different periods of time when the single charted on Oricon.
Solo Albums
| Year | Title | Chart position | Oricon sales[15] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[15] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100[16] |
First week |
Total* | ||
| 2016 | "Aishi Te mo Ii Desu ka?" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Singles with AKB48
| Year | No. | Title | Role[17] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ind-1 | "Sakura no Hanabiratachi" | A-side, Center | |
| Ind-2 | "Skirt, Hirari" | A-side, Center | ||
| 1 | "Aitakatta" | A-side, Center | ||
| 2007 | 2 | "Seifuku ga Jama o Suru" | A-side, Center | |
| 3 | "Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō" | A-side, Center | ||
| 4 | "Bingo!" | A-side, Center | ||
| 5 | "Boku no Taiyō" | A-side | ||
| 6 | "Yūhi o Miteiru ka?" | A-side | ||
| 2008 | 7 | "Romance, Irane" | A-side | |
| 8 | "Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008" | A-side, Center | ||
| 9 | "Baby! Baby! Baby!" | A-side | ||
| 10 | "Ōgoe Diamond" | A-side | ||
| 2009 | 11 | "10nen Sakura" | A-side | Also sang on "Sakurairo no Sora no Shita de". |
| 12 | "Namida Surprise!" | A-side | ||
| 13 | "Iiwake Maybe" | A-side | Ranked 5th in 2009 General Election | |
| 14 | "River" | A-side, Center | ||
| 2010 | 15 | "Sakura no Shiori" | A-side | Also sang on "Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll". |
| 16 | "Ponytail to Shushu" | A-side, Center | Also sang on "Majijo Teppen Blues" | |
| 17 | "Heavy Rotation" | A-side | Ranked 6th in 2010 General Election. Also sang on "Yasai Sisters" and "Lucky Seven". | |
| 18 | "Beginner" | A-side | ||
| 19 | "Chance no Junban" | B-side | Did not sing on title track; lineup was determined by rock-paper-scissors tournament.[18] Sang on "Yoyakushita Christmas"; and "Kurumi to Dialogue" as Team A. | |
| 2011 | 20 | "Sakura no Ki ni Narō" | A-side | |
| -- | "Dareka no Tame ni - What can I do for someone?" | -- | charity single | |
| 21 | "Everyday, Katyusha" | A-side | Also sang on "Korekara Wonderland" and "Yankee Soul". | |
| 22 | "Flying Get" | A-side | Ranked 7th in 2011 General Election. Also sang on "Ice no Kuchizuke". | |
| 23 | "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" | A-side | ||
| 24 | "Ue kara Mariko" | B-side | Did not sing on title track; lineup was determined by rock-paper-scissors tournament;[19][20] She sang on "Noël no Yoru"; and on "Rinjin wa Kizutsukanai" as Team A. | |
| 2012 | 25 | "Give Me Five!" | A-side (Baby Blossom), Selection 6 | Played lead guitar in Baby Blossom; She also sang "Sweet & Bitter" as part of Selection 6. |
| 26 | "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" | A-side | Also sang on "Chōdai, Darling!". | |
| 27 | "Gingham Check" | A-side | Ranked 6th in 2012 General Election. Also sang on "Yume no Kawa". | |
| 28 | "Uza" | A-side | Also sang on "Kodoku na Hoshizora" as New Team A. | |
| 29 | "Eien Pressure" | B-side | Did not sing on title track; lineup was determined by rock-paper-scissors tournament. Sang on "Totteoki Christmas". | |
| 2013 | 30 | "So Long!" | A-side | Sang on "Ruby" as Team A. |
| -- | "Tenohira ga Kataru Koto" | -- | charity single | |
| 31 | "Sayonara Crawl" | A-side | ||
| 32 | "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" | A-side | Ranked 8th in 2013 General Election.[21] | |
| 33 | "Heart Electric" | A-side | Nicknamed Linda. She also sang "Kiss made Countdown" as Team A. | |
| 34 | "Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru" to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dō Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nan-nichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono" | B-side | Did not sing on title track; lineup was determined by rock-paper-scissors tournament. Sang on "Mosh & Dive" and "Party is over". | |
| 2014 | 35 | "Mae Shika Mukanee" | A-side | |
| 36 | "Labrador Retriever" | A-side | ||
| 37 | Kokoro no Placard | A-side | Ranked 9th in 2014 General Election. | |
| 38 | "Kibouteki Refrain" | A-side | ||
| 2015 | 39 | "Green Flash" | A-side | Raps in this song with Sayaka Yamamoto.[22] Also sang "Majisuka Fight", "Haru no Hikari Chikadzuita Natsu" and "Hakimono to Kasa no Monogatari". |
| 40 | "Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" | A-side | Also sang "Deai no Hi, Wakare no Hi" & "Kimi no Dai Ni Shō" & "Barebare Bushi" | |
| 41 | "Halloween Night" | A-side | Ranked 4th in 2015 General Election. Also sang "Ippome Ondo" "Yankee Machine Gun" & "Gunzou" | |
| 42 | "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" | A-side, Center | Also sang "365 Nichi no Kamihikōki", "Yasashii Place" and "Senaka Kotoba" which is her graduation song. | |
| 2016 | 43 | "Kimi wa Melody" | A-side | Marked as a 10th Anniversary single. |
Albums with AKB48
- Set List: Greatest Songs 2006–2007
- Kamikyokutachi
- Set List: Greatest Songs Kanzenban
- Koko ni Ita Koto
- 1830m
- Tsugi no Ashiato
- Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!
- 0 to 1 no Aida
no3b
Stage units
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Team A 1st Stage: Party ga Hajimaru yo
Team A 2nd Stage: Aitakatta
Team A 3rd Stage: Dareka no Tame ni
Team A 4th Stage: Tadaima Renaichuu
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Team A 5th Stage: Renai Kinshi Jōrei
Team A 6th Stage: Mokugekisha
Team A Waiting Stage
Himawari-gumi 1st Stage: Boku no Taiyō
Himawari-gumi 2nd Stage: Yume o Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai
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Team Surprise 1st Stage:
Team Surprise 2nd Stage:
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Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Densen Uta | Ai-chan (愛ちゃん) |
| 2011 | Documentary of AKB48: To Be Continued | Herself |
| 2012 | Documentary of AKB48: Show Must Go On | |
| 2013 | Documentary of AKB48: No Flower Without Rain | |
| 2014 | Documentary of AKB48: The Time Has Come | |
| 2015 | Attack on Titan | Scout Soldier |
Dramas
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Densha Otoko Deluxe | Herself |
| 2008 | Saito-san (斉藤さん) | Kei Niimi |
| Men☆Dol: Ikemen Idol (メン☆ドル 〜イケメンアイドル〜) | Nami/Kai | |
| 2010 | Majisuka Gakuen | Minami |
| 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) | Herself | |
| Sakura Kara no Tegami (桜からの手紙 〜AKB48 それぞれの卒業物語〜) | Minami Takahashi | |
| 2011 | Majisuka Gakuen 2 | Female Investigator |
| 2015 | Majisuka Gakuen 4 | Minami |
| Majisuka Gakuen 5 | ||
| 2016 | AKB Horror Night: Adrenaline's Night (AKBホラーナイト アドレナリンの夜) | Hitomi (Ep.25 - 8) |
Musicals
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | AKB48 Kagekidan "Infinity" (AKB歌劇団「∞・Infinity」) | Maria Takajima |
Television programs
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AKB 1ji 59fun! (AKB1じ59ふん!) | Herself |
| 2008 | AKB 0ji 59fun! (AKB0じ59ふん!) | Herself |
| 2008–2016 | AKBingo! | Herself |
| 2008–2010, 2014-2015 | AKB48 Nemousu TV (AKB48ネ申テレビ) | Herself |
| 2009 | Omoikkiri Don! 1155 (おもいッきりDON! 1155) | Herself |
| 2009–2010 | Omoikkiri Pon! (おもいッきりPON!) | Herself |
| 2009–2012 | Shūkan AKB (週刊AKB) | Herself |
| 2010–2011 | Pon! | no3b |
| 2010 | AKB600sec. | Herself |
| 2010– | Mujack! | Herself (MC) |
| 2010–2016 | AKB to ××! (AKBと××!) | Herself |
| 2011 | Documentary of AKB48 - The future 1mm ahead | Self (concurrently as a narrator) |
| 2011–2014 | Shin Dōmoto Kyōdai (新堂本兄弟) | Herself |
| 2012–2014 | AKB Kousagi Dojo (AKB子兎道場) | Herself |
| 2012–2013 | Snack Kissa Eden (スナック喫茶エデン) | Herself (MC) |
| 2013– | Ijime wo Knock Out (いじめをノックアウト) | Herself (MC) |
| 2014– | Mirai Monster (ミライ☆モンスター) | Herself (MC) |
Other media
Essays
- リーダー論 (December 22, 2015, Kobunsha)
Photobooks
- B.L.T. U-17 summer (August 7, 2008, Tokyo News Tsushinsha)
- たかみな (September 22, 2010, Kodansha)
- 写りな、写りな (February 24, 2016, Kobunsha)
References
- ↑ 魅力ＰＲへ「八王子応援団」 来年、多摩地区初の市制１００周年(Japanese)
- ↑ "Reformation of AKB48 in Tokyo Dome Concert" (in Japanese). 2012-08-24.
- ↑ "AKB5400sec" by Nihon TV, July 2010
- ↑ "AKBINGO!" broadcast 2010-07-07 by Nihon TV
- ↑ "AKB48公式サイト｜team Aステージソング". AKB48 First Stage Songs and Members (in Japanese).
- ↑ "AKB48公式サイト｜ステージソング". AKB48 Stage Dates (in Japanese).
- ↑ ドラマ24「メン★ドル～イケメンアイドル～」：テレビ東京【ノースリーブス初主演ドラマ！メンドル】. Men☆Dol (in Japanese).
- ↑ "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)
- ↑ "Announcement of Takahashi Minami's Solo Debut" (in Japanese). 2012-08-25.
- ↑ "Announcement of Solo Debut in Tokyo Dome Concert" (in Japanese). 2012-08-25.
- ↑ Takahashi Minami to release her solo debut single + selected as opening theme song for upcoming drama ‘Saki’
- ↑ "Announcement of Minami Takahashi to be Center on her final AKB48 single". Tokyo Girls Update. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ↑ "AKB48 高橋みなみ卒業コンサート開幕 台北&バンコク&マニラ3つの海外姉妹グループ結成も発表". OkMusic. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- 1 2 "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
- ↑ Center and A-side lineup information provided by "AKB48 歴代シングル選抜メンバー（2006年～2013年）" [(2006-2013) AKB48 successive single member selection]. entamedata.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ↑ "AKB48、じゃんけん選抜シングルは「チャンスの順番」". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ↑ "AKB48 ：AKB48 ：じゃんけん大会を再び開催 9月に武道館で SKE48、NMB48ら総勢71人参加". Mainichi Shimbun Digital Co., Ltd. (in Japanese). MANTANWEB. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ↑ "AKB48's second "Rock, Paper, Scissors" Tournament confirmed". Tokyohive.com. 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ↑ "[Completed] AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu General Election results!". 8 June 2013. Tokyohive. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ↑ "AKB48柏木由紀＆小嶋陽菜Wセンターの新曲発表＆披露 高橋みなみ＆山本彩はラップも". Modelpress (in Japanese). 25 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
External links
- Minami Takahashi at the Internet Movie Database
- Official AKB48 profile (Japanese)
- Official agency profile (Japanese)
- Official music profile (Japanese)
- Official blog
- Minami Takahashi on Twitter (Japanese)
