This guide provides instructions on how to find accurate metadata information for Japanese releases, and how they should be organized on Genius pages. General information on how and when to add credits can be found on this guide. This page will focus on the aspects that are most relevant in Japanese music.

If after reading the guidelines on this page, you are still unsure about how to use them, please contact one of Genius Japan Moderators and Editors from this list. You can also ask on Genius Japan Discord.» Overview «Research the Metadata ↘Adding Credits to Genius ↘Special Cases ↘Adding Cover Artworks to Song/Album Pages ↘» Contents «Research the Metadata ※Japanese song and album credits could be found in a variety of different sources. The sources listed below are generally the easiest places to find accurate Japanese metadata credits.・Official Performance Copyright Organizations・Copyright-licensed Platforms・Physical Albums・Social Media & Website・Streaming Platforms (e.g. YouTube's auto-generated video)・Third-Party Database (e.g. Tidal, Discogs & VGMDB)Adding Credits to Genius ※Credits can be added by clicking the Edit Metadata button on a song page. Before adding the musicians, additional credit fields must be created. Add as many additional credit fields as needed for all the credits found (e.g. Lyricist, Composer & Arranger = 3 additional credit fields). Make sure to follow Genius' Additional Role Standardization.

Any content added to Genius must reflect exactly what is on the source. Add only what is shown, and do not assume any credits that are not stated. In the case where you find different sources with conflicting credits, please contact a Genius Japan moderator or editor for assistance.

When adding the musicians that credited on a song, keep the following in mind:Credits found with only Kanji or Kana names must also be added with English/Romanized names.Recommended: When you are adding the credits, try to keep the order in which the credits were listed. Though this is not mandatory (Genius does not have official guidelines regarding credit ordering), it helps us a lot when dealing with artists and/or other users that are particular about the order of credits.Special Cases ※Here are some common cases you might stumble upon when adding credits and how to deal with them:Crediting Multiple Artists: Artist & Primary ArtistsWritten byProduced byAdditional Lyricists: Translator & Rap PartsCrediting Group Members: VocalsMain Artist on Sub-Unit Releases: Main Artist vs. Primary ArtistsCrediting Animation Artists: Character Vocals & VocalsCrediting Synthesized Singing Voice Releases (e.g. Vocaloid, CeVIO & UTAU)Using the Tie-In Role for SeriesAdding Cover Artworks to Song/Album Pages ※The primary cover art, which served as the thumbnail, should be the best image representation of the release. Thus, when a song had been released as a single, put the cover art of the single in the metadata section.

As song art's annotation are yet to be implemented on Genius, album pages could host every individual artwork released for that album. The general guide has provided the list of artworks to be added in the following order:Digital cover -> Read morePhysical cover(s), in this order: 通常盤; 初回限定盤A; 初回限定盤B; other limited releases, other covers -> Read moreEarly covers that weren't used -> Read moreArtwork included in booklet/released with the album -> Read moreLiner notes & lyrics (if included in the booklet) -> Read moreCD/Record Captures (if different from the booklet and interesting) -> Read moreSingle artwork, ordered by release date -> Read moreBack cover -> Read moreNote that it's important to use ONLY officially released artwork. Fan art is cool but belongs in the comment section instead.

To get the best quality cover arts for Genius (i.e. >1000px), we recommend you to use these sites below. Please do note that the cover arts exist only when they are released on Apple Music — you may need to change the Region for some releases (prominent on Japanese releases).iTunes Artwork feature on the Genius Graph site. Choose the "Best resolution for Genius" option.iTunes Artwork Finder by Ben Dodson site. Choose the "Uncompressed High Resolution" option.