[Team A] Takahashi Minami

Name: Takahashi Minami (高橋みなみ)
Nicknames: Takamina, Minami
Birthdate: April 8th, 1991
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Hobbies: Manga
Height: 148.5cm
Bust: 73cm
Waist: 53cm
Hips: 78cm
Blood Type: AB
Agency: Ogi Production (プロダクション尾木)
Team: A
First stage debut: December 8th, 2005

Singles participated in:
Sakura no Hanabira-tachi (桜の花びらたち)
Skirt, Hirari (スカート、ひらり)
Aitakatta (会いたかった)
Seifuku ga Jama o Suru (制服が邪魔をする)
Keibetsu Shite Ita Aijou (軽蔑していた愛情)
BINGO!
Boku no Taiyou (僕の太陽)
Yuuhi o Mite Iru Ka? (夕陽を見ているか？)

Stage units:
Team A 1st Stage: Skirt, Hirari (スカート、ひらり)
Team A 1st Stage: Hoshi no Ondo (星の温度) (2nd Unit)
Team A 2nd Stage: Nageki no Figure (嘆きのフィギュア)
Team A 2nd Stage: Glass no I LOVE YOU (ガラスの I LOVE YOU)
Team A 2nd Stage: Senaka Kara Dakishimete (背中から抱きしめて)
Team A 2nd Stage: Rio no Kakumei (リオの革命)
Team A 3rd Stage: Bird
Team A 3rd Stage: Seifuku ga Jama o Suru (制服が邪魔をする)
Team A 4th Stage: Junai no Crescendo (純愛のクレッシェンド)
Himawari-gumi 1st Stage: Higurashi no Koi (ヒグラシノコイ)

TV Drama:
2006 - Densha Otoko (電車男)
2007 - Joshi Deka (ジョシデカ! -女子刑事-) - both web and TV versions

Movie:
2007 - Densen Uta (伝染歌)

CM:
NTT DoCoMo

She is great... but often she looks really sad and not really happy... ;_; But I like her much!
One of the Leading Member

Pics :

Yup! I like her in Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou!
I find she has less and less spotlight in AKB48, no?

Before the 2005 AKB48 audition, Takamina was 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), she made it to the top 15 out of 52,547 contestants. The winner of that year was Midori Yurie (緑友利恵, real name 名引友利恵). The annual HoriPro talent contest is one of the biggest female talent contests in Japan, past winners include Ikue Sakakibara (榊原郁恵), Kyoko Fukada (深田恭子), just 2 weeks ago AKB48 was at this year's contest as special guest.

Contestants went through acting, swimsuit, and singing competitions. Takamina received the loudest applause after her singing performance. After they announced the winner, Takamina was the only girl who didn't cry and gave applause to the winner.

An interesting fact, Akimoto Yasushi (aka AKB48 BOSS) was the head judge of the talent contest, 2 months later AKB48 audition begins....the rest is history....

Her profile in the talent contest (cough...pretty scary looking)


Final contestants went for a 2-day mini training camp


Competition photos


Takamina is the girl in pink in the background, foreground girl is the winner.


Final night, Takamina is 4th from left

Yes, she look a bit scary at the picture... but like the other seed member

Her voice is great!

I like her with her palm tree on the head
When she has her hair down she looks strange to me

And indeed she looks scary on the picture...And doesn't seem to be japanese (more vietnamian or a south-asia country )

I also love her voice, she has a very mature one I think. I hope she could sing a bit more

Well... her smile is so unreal... at the pic...

Yeah! Her palm tree is her logo! That´s right... without it I have to think who it is

She sing a lot at the concerts! That´s great! but a solo song would be really cool

yeah shes great love her voice, and her private video was nice too
i realy actually noticed her more in Skirt, Hirari. at first i thought she kinda looked like sawaii miyu (i think i misspelled her name )

and i do like her with the palm tree too, one of the first AKB hair stlyes that i actually do like unlike Oku's

I think the blond hair was fun too
However she had to wear a wig on Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008's PV

I like the blond hair at her... it was not to blond... just a bit nearly brown that looked great

today is her birthday 4 days after my birthday lalala

Ah thanks for noticing!
Happy birthday TakaMina!

She is 15 no?

And I hope she get some solo stuff (but still remaining a AKB48 member though)

17! she´s born 1991
I´m pretty sure she got more solo stuff in the next time! she got one of the best voices

wow i thought i was younger then her, but shes only 17 O_o she looks much more mature i'm 17 but imma turn 18 soon

in one year!
By the way, a really good penfried has birthday at the same day and she is at the same age *funny*

Takahashi Minami 48 Questions!

1. What's your nickname?
Takamina <3

2. What's your catch phrase?
Outward appearance of a young delinquent,
Heart of glass.

3. What's your hobby?
Reading mangas.

4. What's your special skill?
Keep singing. Moving my neck. <3

5. What's your virtue?
I almost don't get angry (?)

6. What's your defect?
My stories are lame…

7. What's your charm point?
Now, my hair.

8. What's your favorite color?
Black, white, pink. <3

9. What's your favorite food?
Hamburger steak. <3 <3

10. What's your disliked food?
Many.

11. Do you have a pet? (type and name)?
Currently, I don't have. Ahh, nostalgia.

12. Why did you audition for AKB48?
Mom told me (?)

13. What's your goal in the show business?
Dreams are huge!

14. Name a TV show you want to be in.
Downtown DX!!

15. Who's your favorite artist?
Hamasaki Ayumi-san, W-inds
Nakamori Akina-san

16. Who's your favorite TV star?
Don't have for now.

17. Which are your club activities? (at school times)
Go-home club

18. Which were your best subjects?
Society!! (I love History <3 )

19. And your worst subject?
Maths, English. (draws a skull)

20. What's your favorite sport?
Ball games. <3

21. How's your ideal man?
Fun, kind, tall. <3

22. Name a magazine you read a lot.
Weekly Shounen Jump <3 <3

23. Do you collect something?
Cute pink stuff, princess goods <3 <3

24. What's your favorite brand?
one spo

25. What picture do you have in your cell phone screen?
A friend. *.*

26. What strap does your cell phone have?
A flamboyant one!!

27. Ring tone?
Se-cret.

28. A (AKB48) member you're close with?
AKB48 people (all)

29. A member you respect?
Sayaka!!

30. A member you think is fun/interesting?
Sayaka!!

31. A particular song you like from AKB?
Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou

32. The toughest activity until now (as an AKB member)?
The winter cold in the Odaiba Hot Fantasy (>o<)

33. And the happiest moments?
All!!

34. Thoughts about appearing at Kouhaku?
Superb <3

35. What is the first CD you bought?
Hmm… Maybe… Paradox by w-inds!

36. What's what you want the most right now?
A computer

37. Name something you treasure.
Everything.

38. Say a place you'd like to go privately.
Egypt.

39. What do you think is the ideal age to get married?
23 more or less but… Looks like I'm not gonna get married… I guess.

40. If you hadn't entered AKB48, what would you be doing now?
Takahashi's daily life.

41. Do aliens exist?
They do! Of course!

42. Who's the current Japan's Prime Minister?
Fukuda-san!

43. Who appears in the ¥100 bill?
Noguchi Goro?

44. A word for Akimoto Yasushi sensei!
I want to sing more!!

45. A word for people in the industry!
Come to see AKB48 without fail!

46. A word for the fans!
I count on you from now on!!

47. A word for people who hasn't gone to the theater yet!
It's full of girls with several characters. Please come and see!

48. To finish, what does AKB48 mean to you?
My all <3

cool thanks i like these i wanna see more of other members

Yup me too

Oh and I didn't see your post about her age
Wow 17?! That's great! I hope she can grow taller. She has a mature face, but she's so small compared to her fellow Atsuko Maeda

I think she has a great voice...I love the song "Bird"
*lol*
But at the pictures...she look very scary O_O
At the concert she looks nicer

The only song you like at the moment *lol*
I send you on monday other songs where takamina sing the most line! maybe you like the other, too I hope

we will see

Is it me or Hellie made you like AKB48 too?
Hellie rules

I can also suggest you Higurashi no Koi, great song, and Takahashi is awesome on it

I´m no AKB-Fan now
I only like Bird at the moment...we will see how it goes on
*lol*

*lol* I´m sorry that I´m so crazy about the band *lol*

But you can show me more XDDDDD

Sure! I think tomorrow! I hope I find some time... or the next day maybe... but I´ll show you much more