 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.Takahashi appears regularly in the AKB48 singles as one of the group's key singers.In addition, Minami frequently represents AKB48 on TV programs such as "Music Station", and in other of the group's publicity events.