[GH-ISSUE #579] [Bug Report] Can't download japanese artist's early albums

kerem commented

2026-03-13 19:31:03 +03:00

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Originally created by @ssy0228 on GitHub (Feb 28, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/afkarxyz/SpotiFLAC/issues/579

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I love J-pop and Japanese voice actors, so I mostly download Japanese music. While Japanese music is generally available on the service, downloads often fail. For example, here's a link to a voice actor's music that failed to download. This artist is available on Amazon Music. The app confirms that the artist's early albums aren't available online on Tidal, Amazon Music, or Deezer. However, I've searched and found that Amazon Music often offers them. While Spotify offers Japanese music with Japanese titles, Amazon Music offers them with English titles. This title search error seems to be preventing downloads.

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https://open.spotify.com/artist/3bC4NPA8Vfw2FXjiuY8Tzx?si=TgS9rtXhRhSHCxVhaNGsmg

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SpotiFLAC Version: 7.1.0
OS: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26200.7840]
Location: Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Originally created by @ssy0228 on GitHub (Feb 28, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/afkarxyz/SpotiFLAC/issues/579 ### [Bug Report] #### Problem I love J-pop and Japanese voice actors, so I mostly download Japanese music. While Japanese music is generally available on the service, downloads often fail. For example, here's a link to a voice actor's music that failed to download. This artist is available on Amazon Music. The app confirms that the artist's early albums aren't available online on Tidal, Amazon Music, or Deezer. However, I've searched and found that Amazon Music often offers them. While Spotify offers Japanese music with Japanese titles, Amazon Music offers them with English titles. This title search error seems to be preventing downloads. #### Type Artist #### Spotify URL https://open.spotify.com/artist/3bC4NPA8Vfw2FXjiuY8Tzx?si=TgS9rtXhRhSHCxVhaNGsmg #### Additional Context ![image](https://u9750.send.now/i/05551/sc0ixqgq9qh1.png) ![image](https://u9750.send.now/i/05551/6lspxyi7172d.png) ![image](https://u9750.send.now/i/05551/u11im7xinqdl.png) #### Environment - SpotiFLAC Version: 7.1.0 - OS: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26200.7840] - Location: Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea

kerem closed this issue

2026-03-13 19:31:08 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-13 19:31:14 +03:00

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@mahoganyprogrammer commented on GitHub (Mar 1, 2026):

@ssy0228 https://song.link/s/5wF5lzOwpMDHst9IjGcggx this service says its spotify only. only tracks are checked.

@mahoganyprogrammer commented on GitHub (Mar 1, 2026): @ssy0228 https://song.link/s/5wF5lzOwpMDHst9IjGcggx this service says its spotify only. only tracks are checked.

kerem commented

2026-03-13 19:31:19 +03:00

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@mahoganyprogrammer commented on GitHub (Mar 1, 2026):

tidal source exist

@mahoganyprogrammer commented on GitHub (Mar 1, 2026): <img width="479" height="648" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8ea14251-c691-4a2e-be1d-f0c29eeb56b4" /> tidal source exist

kerem commented

2026-03-13 19:31:24 +03:00

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@ssy0228 commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2026):

[00:05:57] [info] fetching album metadata...
[00:05:57] [debug] url: https://open.spotify.com/album/2ff3vkQNKf88F4eDLhO8t5
[00:06:02] [success] fetched album: 浪漫的世界３１
[00:06:02] [debug] 18 tracks, released: 2009-11-26
[00:06:02] [info] fetch completed in 5.52s
[00:06:02] [success] metadata fetched successfully
[00:06:52] [info] starting download: 気になるアイツはポンチョ～ヌ - Jun Fukuyama
[00:06:55] [debug] trying tidal for: 気になるアイツはポンチョ～ヌ - Jun Fukuyama
[00:06:57] [error] download failed

I’ve attached the debug log above.

Thanks for the screenshots; the issue is definitely the notation discrepancy (e.g., Japanese characters on Spotify vs. Romanized transliteration on Tidal/Amazon Music). Since SpotiFLAC seems to rely on exact string matches, it fails to link these identical tracks.

To be honest, I prefer SpotiFLAC (PC) because of the 24-bit Hi-Res support for future-proofing my music collection. However, I’m not strictly limited to 24-bit; 16-bit FLAC is also a great alternative for me, as it’s still a significant upgrade over MP3 (320kbps).

Among your other projects (like SpotiDownloader or SpotiFLAC Next etc), is there any app that handles these metadata mismatches more effectively while still supporting FLAC downloads?

I’d really like to preserve these tracks in lossless quality (even if it's 16-bit) rather than settling for MP3. If you have any recommendations from your own tools that could solve this, please let me know.

Thank you!

Note: I used a translation tool when I opened my issue, and I used an AI translator to communicate this time for more clarification, but please let me know if any part is unclear.

@ssy0228 commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2026): ``` [00:05:57] [info] fetching album metadata... [00:05:57] [debug] url: https://open.spotify.com/album/2ff3vkQNKf88F4eDLhO8t5 [00:06:02] [success] fetched album: 浪漫的世界３１ [00:06:02] [debug] 18 tracks, released: 2009-11-26 [00:06:02] [info] fetch completed in 5.52s [00:06:02] [success] metadata fetched successfully [00:06:52] [info] starting download: 気になるアイツはポンチョ～ヌ - Jun Fukuyama [00:06:55] [debug] trying tidal for: 気になるアイツはポンチョ～ヌ - Jun Fukuyama [00:06:57] [error] download failed ``` I’ve attached the debug log above. Thanks for the screenshots; the issue is definitely the notation discrepancy (e.g., Japanese characters on Spotify vs. Romanized transliteration on Tidal/Amazon Music). Since SpotiFLAC seems to rely on exact string matches, it fails to link these identical tracks. To be honest, I prefer SpotiFLAC (PC) because of the 24-bit Hi-Res support for future-proofing my music collection. However, I’m not strictly limited to 24-bit; 16-bit FLAC is also a great alternative for me, as it’s still a significant upgrade over MP3 (320kbps). Among your other projects (like SpotiDownloader or SpotiFLAC Next etc), is there any app that handles these metadata mismatches more effectively while still supporting FLAC downloads? I’d really like to preserve these tracks in lossless quality (even if it's 16-bit) rather than settling for MP3. If you have any recommendations from your own tools that could solve this, please let me know. Thank you! Note: I used a translation tool when I opened my issue, and I used an AI translator to communicate this time for more clarification, but please let me know if any part is unclear.

kerem commented

2026-03-13 19:31:29 +03:00

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@mahoganyprogrammer commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2026):

@ssy0228 i understood you well. old version did search based on song title. now it searches database with spotify link. im not developer. i just fix spotiflac for myself. spotiflac relies on song.link database to get links, not song title.
visit song.link website and paste url of track or album and you will see where its available.
i just can recommend alternative amazon t2tunes .site and tidal web sites for single songs in flac 44100hz 16bit quality.
i have jpop songs in playlist. sometimes spotify album not match album in another service.
i just manually to hunt down songs in romaji on tidal squid site.
in my case its remastered tracks, but on tidal there are original album version with romaji titles.
i google japanese name, it gives romaji and then i search on tidal.squid dot .... web site

@mahoganyprogrammer commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2026): @ssy0228 i understood you well. old version did search based on song title. now it searches database with spotify link. im not developer. i just fix spotiflac for myself. spotiflac relies on song.link database to get links, not song title. visit song.link website and paste url of track or album and you will see where its available. i just can recommend alternative amazon **t2tunes .site** and tidal web sites for single songs in flac 44100hz 16bit quality. i have jpop songs in playlist. sometimes spotify album not match album in another service. i just manually to hunt down songs in romaji on tidal squid site. in my case its remastered tracks, but on tidal there are original album version with romaji titles. i google japanese name, it gives romaji and then i search on tidal.squid dot .... web site

kerem commented

2026-03-13 19:31:34 +03:00

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@mahoganyprogrammer commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2026):

i have similar issue as you https://music.amazon.com/albums/B073JY5PC4 full downloaded album, but single song didnt.

cause it was missing in song.link database

@mahoganyprogrammer commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2026): i have similar issue as you https://music.amazon.com/albums/B073JY5PC4 full downloaded album, but single song didnt. <img width="1524" height="77" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2769f820-4146-4c52-921f-4695a1d9ba50" /> cause it was missing in song.link database <img width="1132" height="768" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/70f05456-8a83-41fb-941c-45a23c4fe88a" />

kerem commented

2026-03-13 19:31:39 +03:00

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@mahoganyprogrammer commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2026):

@ssy0228 issue is some of tracks missing in song link database. use tidal squid website. it downloads directly from tidal. you have to search romaji title manually. i cant direct link it here.

@mahoganyprogrammer commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2026): @ssy0228 issue is some of tracks missing in song link database. use tidal squid website. it downloads directly from tidal. you have to search romaji title manually. i cant direct link it here.

kerem commented

2026-03-13 19:31:44 +03:00

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@afkarxyz commented on GitHub (Mar 10, 2026):

Everything depends on Songlink as the link resolver. There’s nothing I can really do about it.
If you can find the original link from the source, you can use SpotiFLAC Next, which supports multiple links besides Spotify.

@afkarxyz commented on GitHub (Mar 10, 2026): Everything depends on Songlink as the link resolver. There’s nothing I can really do about it. If you can find the original link from the source, you can use SpotiFLAC Next, which supports multiple links besides Spotify.

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