Itunes won't display Asian Characters (Korean, Japanese, and Chinese)

For some reason, with the most recent update to iTunes, my library is no longer properly displaying Korean characters. It is instead replacing them with boxes. It was and has worked fine for the longest time and I haven't made any other changes that would affect the language packs with my windows 7 64bit. However, when I play a song in iTunes and I have MSN Messenger running, the messenger will correctly display the current song I'm listening. I'm just hoping that if I sync my iPhone with my library, these characters will not appear as squares there as well. I've seen suggestions for switching my operating system language setting to Korean, but as I'm not completely fluent I'd hate to get stuck not knowing how to navigate my way around because I can't read/understand something. Can someone please find a solution for this.

I didn't have the problem of showing boxes, but I had a similar problem of the korean characters showing in symbols. To fix, I (1) right clicked on the song. (2) Chose Convert ID3 Tags. (3) Checked "Reverse Unicode" Box, then hit "OK". You can highlight as many songs as you want at once and still perform the same thing, to save you time.
Hope this helps you.

Similar Messages

ITunes 10.1.6.7 update has broken my foreign font display - Asian characters are now squares. How do I fix this?

The iTunes 10.1.6.7 update has broken my foreign font display - Asian characters are now squares.
They are fine on my iPhone, copying to other documents & through the Last FM scrobbler, yet iTunes shows songs incorrectly. I've fiddled with the ID3/Unicode settings - nothing changes.
For example: iTunes shows a bunch of squares, yet when I copy and paste them here it becomes ~ 일렉트로보이즈
This was not a problem earlier - everything was fine in the four years or so I've used iTunes until, I believe, this update. If it was not the update, I'm not sure what else it could be?
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Thank you!

Thank you so much! I vigorously searched around these parts and the general internet before posting and found nothing - it's so simple, too
Hahaha, turns out it was Windows, not iTunes, that broke my font

Itunes won't display any Japanese song titles

Any ideas. I recently downloaded the latest itunes (10.4). Prior to this all my song titles displayed correctly in both Japanese and English. Now, only some Japanese Artists (in Japanese Characters) will display correctly in the library, but the songs will not. All the songs show up on my ipod touch 4 though and all the song titles are associated with the songs in the files.
I have an Dell running XP and have Japanese fonts installed. I have checked my library and the song titles show when I right-click and open up 'get info'. The song is there and the title shows there, but it doesn't show if I just have the library showing.
As for trouble shooting - I have done the following:
a) reinstalled itunes
b) retyped the song titles in Japanese
c) played songs
d) converted ID3 tags (which just moved the song and made things worse)
e) reconverted ID3 tags which did nothing
Apple - How can I fix this? If I can't, please ensure the new Itunes 10.5 or 11.0 will resolved this issue. If not, can I re-install the old itunes version of 10.1 or 9.? ?
Thanks for your help.
MM

I am having the same problem. Why do we keep using Apple when their support is so pitiful? You cannot contact Apple about problems. Hopefully they will eventually correct the problem. Good Luck.

Displaying Asian characters on Solaris platform?

I have a java application that can display Chinese, Japanese, Korean & Taiwanese (CJKT) on a Windows platform. It is able to display these characters on Windows because i have installed the CJKT locales and have modified the font.properties file to provide the necessary font mappings for the CJKT charsets. But, when i do the same modifications in Solaris (i.e. install the locales & modify the font.properties to provide mappings to various fonts that support the CJKT charsets) and run the application, i am not able to see the CJKT characters. The CJKT characters are displayed as boxes when the application is run in the en_US.ISO8859-1 locale.
Could someone please suggest what can be done to enable the display of CJKT characters on an ISO8859-1 locale?
It seems Solaris has locale-specific font installation. Is there any way a font from one loacale (say japanese) can be used in the other i.e. system locale (say korean) to display characters of the first locale (japanese)?

Thanks, but it does not answer the question.
I already have the required locales installed. It is just that i'm not able to display Asian characters on an English locale. I am using the Java logical font (serif), and the font.properties does map it to the various fonts that support the CJKT (Chinese, Japanese, Korean & Taiwanese) charsets, but still the application is unable to display the CJKT characters. It seems that java makes use of the X11 fonts and they happen to be installed in separate directories, one for each locale. This could be the reason why the other fonts are not available in the ISO8859-1 locale.
Is there any way we can map use the fonts of other locales by making use of the java logical font?

ITunes won't display current voice memos from my iPhone 4S. How can I tranfer this data without loosing it?, iTunes won't display current voice memos from my iPhone 4S. How can I tranfer this data without loosing it?

Please help! My iTunes won't display my voice memos from iPhone 4S when trying to sync data. Files are to large for emailing. I want to back up the files on to my computer.

JustinV72 wrote:
How do I get the audiobook onto my iphone without erasing anything?
You transfer the purchases to the computer you use to sync the iPhone. You can use a thumb drive or an external HD, etc. Read this: iTunes for Mac - How to copy purchases between computers: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1373

Display artist and title of japanese and chinese songs in itunes?

hi,
does anyone know how i can display the artist and title of japanese and chinese songs in itunes? thanks.
it used to work on my old computer on old itunes but when i moved it to my new computer, also dell, it comes up with some gibberish squares.
no issues on ipod, though.
thanks
dell c521 Windows XP

Have a look at the iTunes and iPod section of Tom Gewecke's web page for some good information.

Itunes won't display after Yosemite updated to 10.10.1. iTunes will play but no display.

My Mac just updated to 10.10.1. Now iTunes won't display on screen. I can play songs by hitting the play key. If as I am typing this I click on the iTunes icon the tool bar does not show up at top for iTunes, but the tool bar will show up if I shut down safari. How do I get my iTunes app back?
iMac 2.7GHz i5 8gb 1600mHz DDR3

OPPS!! Figured it out still had second monitor cord in, and thus was it displaying on the monitor that wasn't on. Duh

My itunes won't work so i tried reinstalling and when it starts an error pops up that says: "the feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable. click ok to try again, or enter an alternate path to a folder containing the insta

my itunes won't work so i tried reinstalling and when it starts an error pops up that says:
"the feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable. click ok to try again, or enter an alternate path to a folder containing the installation package 'Itunes.msi' in the box below
please help, its frustrating

first, head into your Add/Remove programs and uninstall your QuickTime. if it goes, good. if it doesn't, we'll just attend to it when we attend to itunes.
next, download and install the revo uninstaller http://http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html. use it to clear any existing itunes and/or QuickTime installation configuration information from the PC.
next download itunes. it worked for me hope this is helpful!!
oonce you get into the revo uninstallergo thru to delete itunes hit uninstall on the itunes icon then you will go thru to it will tell u the same nmessage about the feature and network hit cancell then go thru and hit scan (make sure bthe advance scan button is pushed) this will take awhile but go thru the list and hit everything associated with itunes. hit delete then install itunes again. it worked for me hope it works for you!

When I plug my iPod into the computer, itunes won't come up on the screen and my iPod is not recognized anymore and it use to be. Please help because I can't sync it at all because it won't show up as a device

When I plug my iPod into the computer, itunes won't come up on the screen and my iPod is not recognized anymore and it use to be. Please help because I can't sync it at all because it won't show up as a device on the right hand side of itunes.

Try
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
I would start with
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
or
Removing and reinstalling iTunes and other software components for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
Before you reinstall the Apple software, also remove iCloud vi Control Panel Remove programs. The reinstall the Apple programs
New cable and different USB port?
Runs this and see if the results help with determine the cause
iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
Try on another computer to help determine if computer or iPod problem

My iTunes won't open! I uninstall it and re-install! When I try to open it says locked disk

My iTunes won't open! I uninstall it and re-install! When I try to open it says locked disk?

Hey pierrejordan,
Thanks for the question. The following article that goes over what to do when you receive a "Disk is locked" error on your Windows computer. Try out the steps within and see if that resolves the issue:
iTunes for Windows XP: "Disk is locked" or "iTunes folder cannot be found" when installing or opening iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1866
Have a good one,
David

Block japanese and chinese characters in a string

Hi,
I need to check a string whether it contains only Alphabets, Numbers and special characters. Requirement is to block Japanese and chinese characters . If possible let the know the logic through which this can be achieved.
Your assitance will be appreciated.
Thks in advance

Hi.
If sy-langu NE 'JA' or sy-langu NE 'ZH'.
Write your logic here as per your requirement.
Endif.
Regards.
Jay
Edited by: Jay on Jan 6, 2009 5:47 AM

So I've downloaded a tv series from iTunes onto my macbook pro, for some reason the episodes on my iTunes won't play at all. no sound and no images. any suggestions and help?

so I've downloaded a tv series from iTunes onto my macbook pro, for some reason the episodes on my iTunes won't play at all. no sound and no images. any suggestions and help?

Hi,
As you have match, I suggest that you create a new library by holding ctrl whist launching iTunes. Select create new library. Sign into iTunes Store and activate match. You will now have access to your music and will be able to stream your music.
Options : get a new external drive formatted for mac and either download music from match or copy music from old drive to new one. Alternatively you could reformat old drive and download music from match - I would not be comfortable using this option as it means erasing drive before being able to use with mac.
Jim

What do i do when my Computer Itunes won't let me connect my Iphone and/or Ipod?

What do i do when my Computer Itunes won't let me connect my Iphone and/or Ipod?
It keeps telling me to reset my Itunes which i do, i uninstall then reinstall. nothing works. please help/

Device not detected by iTunes for Windows

My iTunes won't launch. It will give and error code 13014. How can I fix this?

My iTunes won't launch. It will give and error code 13014. How can I fix this?

Hi tuzas2,
The article below may be able to help you with this issue.
Click on the link below to see more details and screenshots.
I've quoted some applicable information below for you:
iPhone and iPod touch: An unknown error (13014), (13136), or (13213) may occur after updating to iTunes 8.0.1 or later
Solution 1
Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed.
Solution 2
Quit and reopen iTunes. If the issue continues, then restart your computer.
Solution 3
Quit iTunes, temporarily disable the anti-virus security software on your computer, then reopen iTunes and try to sync your device. If iTunes successfully syncs your iPhone or iPod touch, consult the anti-virus software vendor.
Solution 4
Turn off Genius in iTunes in the Genius sidebar (choose View > Hide Genius Sidebar).
I hope this information helps ....
Have a great day!
- Judy

New iTunes update (10.6) not displaying asian characters correctly.

Just updated my iTunes to 10.6 and the new version is not displaying the asian characters in the artist or song titles. They are appearing in the album. Have restarted my computer multiple times.

Same issue going on for me. Like daskaea said, it doesn't show up in the album grid, but shows up fine everywhere else. I personally am encountering this issue for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean scripts.
Attempts to clear the name and re-enter it manually also do not work.
Anyone have any ideas?

Itunes won't display Asian Characters (Korean, Japanese, and Chinese)

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for