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is a Japanese singer and actress, represented by
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. She was a member of the
Japanese idol
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girl group AKB48
AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with ...
, and its subunit
no3b
was a subunit from idol group AKB48's original Team A, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group is commonly referred as no3b, a stylized version of the group's name, which is a ''wasei-eigo'' term for sleeveless clothes.
History
The trio deb ...
. She is noted for having the longest tenure among the group's original members from 2005 to 2021.
Career
Early days at AKB48
Minegishi debuted with AKB48 Team A in 2005. She ranked 14th in the AKB48 2012 general election with 25,638 votes. She is one of the three members of AKB48 sub-group
no3b
was a subunit from idol group AKB48's original Team A, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group is commonly referred as no3b, a stylized version of the group's name, which is a ''wasei-eigo'' term for sleeveless clothes.
History
The trio deb ...
,
with whom she played in the drama ''Mendol, Ikemen Idol'' in 2008 and sang its theme song as the fictional band "Persona". She has also been a frequent guest on television variety shows. Beyond appearing in commercials as a member of AKB48, she has also appeared in some by herself.
Scandal and demotion
On January 31, 2013, the
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Shukan Bunshun
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'' reported that she had spent a night at the apartment of
Alan Shirahama
is a Japanese performer, actor and DJ who is a member of Exile and also the leader of the Japanese all-male dance and music group Generations from Exile Tribe. Alan is represented with LDH.
Early life
Shirahama was born on 4 August 1993 to ...
with a member of the
boy band Generations from Exile Tribe
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. A few hours later, it was announced through the AKB48 official blog that she would be demoted from one of the official members of Umeda Team B to ''kenkyūsei'' (trainee) status as of February 1.
She thus became the first AKB48 member to be demoted to ''kenkyūsei'' in four years since Miki Saotome in late January 2009. On the same day, the AKB48 official channel published a video of Minegishi with her head shaved (or more accurately reduced to a
crew cut
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), apologizing to her fans for her "thoughtless behavior" and hoping that the management would let her stay in the group, with other members that she loved. In the YouTube statement, Minegishi explained that she cut her hair in a state of shock induced by reading the ''Shukan Bunshun'' scoop, when she could not calm down.
However, in Japan, cutting one's hair is a way of showing
contrition
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In an article for
The Japan Times
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, titled: "AKB48 member’s ‘penance’ shows flaws in idol culture", Ian Martin noted: "What is happening here is that the protection of fans’ fragile fantasies automatically trumps the basic human right to a life outside that fantasy framework. Though as lawyer Hifumi Okunuki pointed out in a Japan Times article on Jan. 22, such an arrangement is probably illegal under Japanese labor laws."
Numerous international media reported this incident, including
Agence France-Presse,
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, ''
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'',
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Al Jazeera English and the ''
Manila Bulletin
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Return
On August 24, 2013, AKB48 announced the reinstatement of Team 4, with Minegishi reinstated as a full member as well as the captain; the rest of the members were promoted from the 13th and 14th generation trainees, later affectionately known as the .
Graduation
On December 8, 2019, Minegishi announced her graduation. Her graduation concert was initially scheduled to occur on April 2, 2020 at Yokohama Arena,
but was postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. Her graduation song, , was included in AKB48's 57th single "
Shitsuren, Arigatō", released on March 18, 2020.
Her postponed concert was eventually rescheduled to May 22, 2021, and was held at Pia Arena MM in Yokohama. She officially graduated from AKB48 on May 28, ending her 16-year membership with the group.
Personal life
On August 16, 2022, Minegishi announced her marriage to
Tokai On Air
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leader Tetsuya.
Discography
Singles with AKB48
Albums with AKB48
;
Kamikyokutachi
is the first studio album, second album overall, by the Japanese idol group AKB48
AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theate ...
* "Baby! Baby! Baby! Baby!"
* "Kimi to Niji to Taiyō to"
;
Koko ni Ita Koto
is the third album by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48.
"Koko ni Ita Koto" was released in Japan on June 8, 2011 by King Records. There are three versions available: Limited Edition (catalog number KIZC-90117/8), Regular Edition (KIZC-117/8), ...
* "Shōjotachi yo"
* "Boku ni Dekiru Koto" (Team K)
* "Kaze no Yukue"
* "Koko ni Ita Koto"
;
1830m
* "First Rabbit"
* "Iede no Yoru" (Team K)
* "Itterasshai"
* "Aozora yo Sabishikunai Ka?" (AKB48 + SKE48 + NMB48 + HKT48)
;
Tsugi no Ashiato
is the fifth studio album by Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It is the second AKB48 double-album, and was released in Japan on January 22, 2014 by King Records. It debuted at number one in the weekly Oricon Albums Chart, selling over 960,0 ...
* "After Rain"
* "Team Zaka" (Team 4)
* "Ichi ni no San"
;
Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!
is the sixth studio album by Japanese idol girl group AKB48.
Promotion and release
The album was released on January 21, 2015 under King Records in Japan, in several editions: Theater, Type A, and Type B. The Theater edition is only sold at t ...
* "Ai no Sonzai"
* "Panama Unga"
* "Namida wa Atomawashi"
;
0 to 1 no Aida
* "Ai no Shisha" (Team K)
With no3b
Filmography
Films
* ''Ashita no Watashi no Tsukurikata'' (2007)
* ''
Densen Uta
is a 2007 Japanese satiric Japanese horror film produced by Shochiku Corporation and directed by Masato Harada. Many of the cast are members of the AKB48 idol girl group.
Synopsis
Anzu Natsuno ( Yuko Oshima), a student at an all-girl high ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Moshidora
, or , is a 2009 Japanese novel by Natsumi Iwasaki. It follows high school girl Minami Kawashima who manages her school's baseball team using Peter Drucker's ''Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices'' to rally her dispirited teammat ...
'' (2011)
* ''Documentary of AKB48: Show Must Go On'' (2012)
* ''Documentary of AKB48: No Flower Without Rain'' (2013)
* ''
Joshikō
''Joshikō'' (girl's high school) is Japanese mystery suspense film written and directed by and starring Minami Minegishi. It was released on April 9, 2016.
Cast
* Minami Minegishi as Katsuki Takahashi
*Riho Takada as Mifuyu Tachibana
* as Nat ...
'' (2016)
* ''Owari ga Hajimari'' (2021)
Television
* ''Joshideka!: Joshi Keiji'' (
TBS, 2007)
* ''
Guren Onna
is a 12-episode Japanese TV series released in 2008 starring Ai Takabe.
Plot
A teacher, who is not happy with her job, pretends to be the ghost of a murder victim. Little did she know that she would meet the real ghost, the actual murderer and ...
'' (episode 5: guest appearance only) (
TV Tokyo
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, 2008)
* ''
Cat Street'' (
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, 2008), Yukari
* ''Mendol: Ikemen Idol'' (TV Tokyo, 2008), Hinata Otowa/Kū
* ''Koi Shite Akuma: Vampire Boy'' (
KTV, 2009), Saki Inaba
* ''
Majisuka Gakuen
(lit. "Majisuka Academy") is a Japanese television drama series about high school delinquents, starring members of idol group AKB48.
The first season aired in 2010 on TV Tokyo. A second season Majisuka Gakuen 2 was aired the following year.
Th ...
'' (TV Tokyo, 2010), herself
* ''Sakura Kara no Tegami: AKB48 Sorezore no Sotsugyō Monogatari'' (
Nippon TV
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, 2011), herself
* ''
Majisuka Gakuen 2
(lit. "Majisuka Academy") is a Japanese television drama series about high school delinquents, starring members of idol group AKB48.
The first season aired in 2010 on TV Tokyo. A second season Majisuka Gakuen 2 was aired the following year.
...
'' (TV Tokyo, 2011), Shaku(ex-student president)
* ''Soup Curry'' (
HBC and TBS, 2012), Megumi Natsukawa
* ''So Long!'' (NTV, 2013), Mitsuki Watase
* ''Aoyama 1-seg Kaihatsu'' (NHK, 2014–2015), Nana Kawahara
*''AKB Horror Night: Adrenaline's Night'' Ep.35 - Claim (2016), Kyōko
*''AKB Love Night: Love Factory'' Ep.9 - Way Back Home (2016), Aika
*''
Last One Standing'' (Netflix, 2022), herself
*''
AKB48 Sayonara Mōri-san
is a Japanese variety show starring Japanese idol girl group AKB48, airing weekly on Nippon TV since April 8, 2022. It is hosted by the comedy duo Shimofuri Myojo and also features former AKB48 member Minami Minegishi as a regular. It is the sp ...
'' (Nippon TV, 2022–present), regular
Bibliography
Photobooks
* ''B.L.T. U-17'' Vol.7 summer (7 August 2008, Tokyo News Service)
* ''South'' (23 August 2008,
Wani Books
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)
* ''私は私 : 峯岸みなみフォト&エッセイ'' (19 July 2016,
Takeshobo
is a major publisher in Japan.
Takeshobo was founded in 1972 by Kyōichirō Noguchi, starting Japan's first Mahjong magazine . Other magazines, such as a magazine dedicated to mahjong-themed manga
Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics ...
)
References
External links
*
Official AKB48 profile
Official agency profileat Ogipro
*
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1992 births
Living people
Japanese female idols
AKB48 members
Singers from Tokyo
21st-century Japanese women singers
21st-century Japanese singers
21st-century Japanese actresses
Entertainment scandals