Minami Takahashi
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Minami Takahashi performing at the Anime Expo AKB48 live in Los Angeles, 2010
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| Native name | 高橋 みなみ |
| Also known as | Takamina (たかみな) |
| Born | April 8, 1991 |
| Origin | Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
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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. In an interview with Nippon Television in June 2010, AKB48 producer Yasushi Akimoto described her as the "eldest daughter of the 48 sisters". 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.
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". She debuted with Team A on December 8, 2005.
In 2008, no3b members, including Takahashi, appeared in the TV Tokyo drama Men Dol. She starred as Nami/Kai in this television series.
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