diff --git a/public/sw.js b/public/sw.js
index a26e99c..c00359f 100644
--- a/public/sw.js
+++ b/public/sw.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const CACHE = 'ns-v72';
+const CACHE = 'ns-v73';
 const PRECACHE = ['/', 'index.html', 'manifest.json', 'icon.svg'];
 const SKIP_PATHS = ['/rest/stream', '/rest/download', '/config.js'];
 // Auth token params stripped from cache keys so artwork survives across sessions/token refreshes.
diff --git a/src/api.js b/src/api.js
index 4c45374..9b92d90 100644
--- a/src/api.js
+++ b/src/api.js
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ export function dispArtistById(id, name) {
   if (!S.cfg.showRomaji) return name || '';
   const ov = getRomajiOverrides();
   if (name && ov[name]) return ov[name];
+  // Only romanize Japanese names — for non-JP names the sort tag is a sort key (symbols/articles
+  // stripped, e.g. "☆NoAki☆" → "NoAki"), not a romaji, so it must not replace the display name.
+  if (!_isJp(name || '')) return name || '';
   const sort = _artistSortMap?.get(String(id));
   if (sort) return sort;
   return _artistRomajiMap?.get(String(id)) || name || '';
@@ -225,6 +228,7 @@ export function dispTitle(s) {
   if (!S.cfg.showRomaji) return s.title || '';
   const ov = getRomajiOverrides();
   if (s.title && ov[s.title]) return ov[s.title];
+  if (!_isJp(s.title || '')) return s.title || '';   // non-JP title → sort tag is not a romaji
   const st = s.sortName || s.titleSort;
   if (st && !_isJp(st)) return st;
   return romajiLookup(s.id)?.titleRomaji || s.title || '';
@@ -236,6 +240,7 @@ export function dispArtist(s) {
   const ov = getRomajiOverrides();
   if (s.artist && ov[s.artist]) return ov[s.artist];
   if (s.albumArtist && ov[s.albumArtist]) return ov[s.albumArtist];
+  if (!_isJp(s.artist || '')) return s.artist || '';   // non-JP artist → no romaji substitution
   return romajiLookup(s.id)?.artistRomaji || s.artist || '';
 }
 // Songs don't carry album sort — Navidrome only puts sortName on album objects.
@@ -254,6 +259,7 @@ export function dispArtistParts(s, parseArtistsFn) {
   const ov = getRomajiOverrides();
   if (s.artist && ov[s.artist]) return [{ name: ov[s.artist], originalName: s.artist, id: parts[0]?.id || '' }];
   if (s.albumArtist && ov[s.albumArtist]) return [{ name: ov[s.albumArtist], originalName: s.albumArtist, id: parts[0]?.id || '' }];
+  if (!_isJp(s.artist || parts[0]?.name || '')) return parts;   // non-JP artist → keep original (e.g. ☆NoAki☆)
   const st = s.sortArtist || s.artistSort;
   if (st && !_isJp(st)) return [{ name: st, originalName: s.artist || parts[0]?.name || '', id: parts[0]?.id || '' }];
   const info = romajiLookup(s.id);