Takahashi Minami

Takahashi Minami (Japanese: Takahashi Minami/Takahashi Minami, Romanized: Takahashi Minami, April 8, 1991 -) is a Japanese female artist, a former member of the female idol group AKB48 and the spin-off group no3b, and the first general supervisor of the AKB48 Group. Born in Tokyo, his agency is Mama & Son. Nicknamed "Takamina" (Takamina). He debuted as a member of the first generation of AKB48 in 2005. Together with Atsuko Maeda and Yuko Oshima, he was a key figure in the take-off period of AKB48. He often played the role of rallying the members' cohesion and speaking on behalf of the outside world in the group. In 2009, he served as the first captain of AKB48's first unit "Team A". In 2012, he was appointed as the "General Supervisor" of the AKB48 Group, that is, the general leader of various groups under the AKB48 Group such as AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, JKT48, NGT48, and SNH48. In 2013, he released his first solo single and made his debut as a solo singer. On April 8, 2016, he graduated from AKB48 after holding a self-produced graduation performance at the AKB48 Theater. After that, he focused on his activities as a singer and program host.