1. Minami Takahashi is a Japanese idol, singer, tarento and a former member of the Japanese girl idol group AKB48.
12 Facts About Minami Takahashi
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Minami Takahashi became the first General Director of AKB48 and its sister groups.
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Minami Takahashi is regarded as "soul of AKB", and her motto "Making efforts will be paid" has inspired many members of AKB48.
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Minami Takahashi is commonly part of the main lineup of AKB48 singles.
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Minami Takahashi was a member of the AKB48 sub-group no3b, alongside fellow AKB48 graduates Minami Minegishi and Haruna Kojima.
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Minami Takahashi debuted with Team A on 8 December 2005.
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Three years later, on 24 August 2012, with Mariko Shinoda replacing her as the captain of Team A, Minami Takahashi was promoted to be the General Director of the entire AKB48 enterprise, including all sister groups.
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Minami Takahashi appears regularly in the AKB48 singles as one of the group's key singers.
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On 25 August 2012, the second day of AKB48 Tokyo Dome Concert, it was announced by Max Hole that Minami Takahashi would make her solo debut with the company, through its Nayutawave Records label.
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Minami Takahashi released the single "Hito no Tobira" for the 2013 film The Smurfs 2 in which she provides the Japanese voice of Smurfette.
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Minami Takahashi will be the Center which will be her final appearance on an AKB48 single.
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On 1 May 2019, Minami Takahashi announced her marriage to a non-celebrity man 15 years her senior.