diff --git a/src/api.js b/src/api.js
index 6a73194..69f15b3 100644
--- a/src/api.js
+++ b/src/api.js
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ export function dispArtistParts(s, parseArtistsFn) {
   const parts = parseArtistsFn(s);
   if (!S.cfg.showRomaji) return parts;
   const ov = getRomajiOverrides();
-  if (s.artist && ov[s.artist]) return [{ name: ov[s.artist], id: parts[0]?.id || '' }];
-  if (s.albumArtist && ov[s.albumArtist]) return [{ name: ov[s.albumArtist], id: parts[0]?.id || '' }];
+  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 || '' }];
   const info = romajiLookup(s.id);
   if (!info?.artistRomaji) return parts;
-  return [{ name: info.artistRomaji, id: parts[0]?.id || '' }];
+  return [{ name: info.artistRomaji, originalName: s.artist || parts[0]?.name || '', id: parts[0]?.id || '' }];
 }
 
 export async function romajiConvert(texts) {
diff --git a/src/components.js b/src/components.js
index 14264d4..8994833 100644
--- a/src/components.js
+++ b/src/components.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function makeSongItem(s, idx, list, { noArtistLink = false } = {}) {
   const artistHtml = artistParts.length
     ? artistParts.map(a => noArtistLink
         ? `<span style="color:var(--text2)">${esc(a.name)}</span>`
-        : `<span class="song-link" onclick="event.stopPropagation();s_goArtist(event,'${esc(a.name)}','${a.id||''}')">${esc(a.name)}</span>`
+        : `<span class="song-link" onclick="event.stopPropagation();s_goArtist(event,'${esc(a.originalName||a.name)}','${a.id||''}')">${esc(a.name)}</span>`
       ).join('<span style="color:var(--text3)"> • </span>')
     : '';
 
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index ff6e651..ea9259f 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ async function startApp() {
     if (bnav) bnav.style.display = '';
     absLoadSettingsLibraries();
   }
-  loadRomajiOverrides().catch(() => {}); // fire-and-forget — cache for dispArtist/dispAlbum/dispTitle
-  if (S.cfg.showRomaji) fetchRomajiIndex().catch(() => {}); // fire-and-forget — don't block navigation
+  if (S.cfg.showRomaji) fetchRomajiIndex().catch(() => {});
   if(_navLoad() && S._navCursor >= 0 && S._navStack[S._navCursor]) {
     const last = S._navStack[S._navCursor];
     S._navJumping = true;
@@ -107,7 +106,8 @@ async function startApp() {
     navigate('home');
   }
   initNotifBell();
-  _restoreLastPlayed();
+  // Wait for overrides before restoring player bar so disp* functions have the cache ready
+  loadRomajiOverrides().catch(() => {}).then(() => { _restoreLastPlayed(); });
   if(localStorage.getItem('ns_radio')==='1') { S.radioMode=true; _applyRadioBtn(); }
   const sr = localStorage.getItem('ns_repeat');
   if(sr === 'all' || sr === 'one') S.repeat = sr;
diff --git a/src/player.js b/src/player.js
index 9a86778..27cb365 100644
--- a/src/player.js
+++ b/src/player.js
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ export function updatePlayerUI(s, _skipMediaSession = false) {
   document.getElementById('player-title').textContent = dispTitle(s);
   const artistParts = dispArtistParts(s, parseArtists);
   document.getElementById('player-artist-name').innerHTML = artistParts.length
-    ? artistParts.map(a => `<span style="cursor:pointer" onclick="s_goArtist(event,'${esc(a.name)}','${a.id||''}')">${esc(a.name)}</span>`)
+    ? artistParts.map(a => `<span style="cursor:pointer" onclick="s_goArtist(event,'${esc(a.originalName||a.name)}','${a.id||''}')">${esc(a.name)}</span>`)
                .join('<span style="color:var(--text3)"> • </span>')
     : '—';
   document.getElementById('player-album-name').textContent = dispAlbum(s);
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ export function _syncNpDirect(s) {
   if(an) {
     const parts = dispArtistParts(s, parseArtists);
     an.innerHTML = parts.length
-      ? parts.map(a => `<span style="cursor:pointer" onclick="closeNowPlaying();s_goArtist(event,'${esc(a.name)}','${a.id||''}')">${esc(a.name)}</span>`)
+      ? parts.map(a => `<span style="cursor:pointer" onclick="closeNowPlaying();s_goArtist(event,'${esc(a.originalName||a.name)}','${a.id||''}')">${esc(a.name)}</span>`)
              .join('<span style="opacity:.5"> • </span>')
       : '—';
   }
diff --git a/src/views.js b/src/views.js
index 374f40d..df384f1 100644
--- a/src/views.js
+++ b/src/views.js
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ export async function loadAlbumDetail(album) {
   document.getElementById('album-detail-name').textContent = album.name;
   const artistEl = document.getElementById('album-detail-artist');
   artistEl.innerHTML = parseArtists(album)
-    .map(a => `<span class="song-link" onclick="event.stopPropagation();s_goArtist(event,'${esc(a.name)}','${esc(a.id||'')}')">${esc(a.name)}</span>`)
+    .map(a => `<span class="song-link" onclick="event.stopPropagation();s_goArtist(event,'${esc(a.originalName||a.name)}','${esc(a.id||'')}')">${esc(a.name)}</span>`)
     .join('<span style="color:var(--text3)"> • </span>') || '';
   const cw = document.getElementById('album-cover-wrap');
   const cv = coverUrl(album.coverArt, 512);