About Minami Minegishi
Minami Minegishi (峯岸 みなみ, Minegishi Minami; born November 15, 1992) is a Japanese singer and actress best known for her affiliation with the idol girl group AKB48 and its subunit no3b. Nicknamed Mii-chan (みぃちゃん), she has the longest tenure among AKB48's original members, lasting 16 years 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, 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 weekly tabloid Shukan Bunshun reported that Minegishi had spent a night at the apartment of actor Alan Shirahama with an undisclosed member of the boy band Generations from Exile Tribe. A few hours later, it was announced through the AKB48 official blog that she would be demoted from 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.
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