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index ed8d286c4..e8f0e4c01 100644
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diff --git a/src/components/media/SongFrame.vue b/src/components/media/SongFrame.vue
index b5565dc39..e4a790645 100644
--- a/src/components/media/SongFrame.vue
+++ b/src/components/media/SongFrame.vue
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
           rel: 0,
           cc_load_policy: 0,
           cc_lang_pref: getLang,
+          hl: getLang,
           iv_load_policy: 3,
         }"
         v-on="$listeners"
diff --git a/src/components/media/SongSearch.vue b/src/components/media/SongSearch.vue
index 727e59de1..0b784b0a2 100644
--- a/src/components/media/SongSearch.vue
+++ b/src/components/media/SongSearch.vue
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
     hide-details
     @input="onInput"
     @keydown.enter="onEnterKeyDown"
+    @compositionstart="onCompositionStart"
+    @compositionend="onCompositionEnd"
   >
     <template #selection="x">
       <div class="ma-n1 py-0 pl-3 pr-1 d-flex" style="width: 100%">
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ export default {
             isLoading: false,
             search: null,
             fromApi: [],
+            isComposing: false,
         };
     },
     computed: {
@@ -141,11 +144,8 @@ export default {
     watch: {
         // eslint-disable-next-line func-names
         search: debounce(function (val) {
-            if (!val) return;
-            this.fromApi = [];
-            const entropy = encodeURIComponent(val).length;
-            if (entropy <= 2) return;
-            this.getAutocomplete(val);
+            if (this.isComposing) return;
+            this.performSearch(val);
         }, 500),
         query() {
             if (this.query) this.$emit("input", this.query);
@@ -153,12 +153,27 @@ export default {
     },
     methods: {
         formatDuration,
+        onCompositionStart() {
+            this.isComposing = true;
+        },
+        onCompositionEnd() {
+            this.isComposing = false;
+            // Trigger search immediately after composition ends
+            this.performSearch(this.search);
+        },
+        performSearch(val) {
+            if (!val) return;
+            this.fromApi = [];
+            const entropy = encodeURIComponent(val).length;
+            if (entropy <= 2) return;
+            this.getAutocomplete(val);
+        },
         async getAutocomplete(query) {
             this.isLoading = true;
             const [md, res, resEn] = await Promise.all([
                 this.searchMusicdex(query),
-                this.searchRegionsAlternative(query, "JP"),  // this.searchRegions(query, "ja_jp"),
-                this.searchRegionsAlternative(query, "US"),  // this.searchRegions(query, "en_us"),
+                this.searchRegionsAlternative(query, "JP"), // this.searchRegions(query, "ja_jp"),
+                this.searchRegionsAlternative(query, "US"), // this.searchRegions(query, "en_us"),
             ]);
             const lookupEn = resEn || [];
             console.log(lookupEn);
@@ -221,36 +236,36 @@ export default {
                 lang,
             });
         },
-        async searchRegions(query, lang = "ja_jp", regions: Array<String> = ['JP', 'US']) {
+        async searchRegions(query, lang = "ja_jp", regions: Array<String> = ["JP", "US"]) {
             // Order regions by highest to lowest priority; missing IDs will merge in.
             const regionSongs = [];
-            let parsedIDs = [];
+            const parsedIDs = [];
             for (const r of regions) {
                 const queryed = await this.searchAutocomplete(query, lang, r);
                 const currentSongs = queryed.results || [];
                 for (const song of currentSongs) {
                     if (!parsedIDs.includes(song.trackId)) {
-                        parsedIDs.push(song.trackId)
-                        regionSongs.push(song)
+                        parsedIDs.push(song.trackId);
+                        regionSongs.push(song);
                     }
                 }
-            };
+            }
             return regionSongs;
         },
-        async searchRegionsAlternative(query, lang = "JP", regions: Array<String> = ["ja_jp", 'en_us']) {
+        async searchRegionsAlternative(query, lang = "JP", regions: Array<String> = ["ja_jp", "en_us"]) {
             // Order langs by highest to lowest priority; missing IDs will merge in.
             const regionSongs = [];
-            let parsedIDs = [];
+            const parsedIDs = [];
             for (const r of regions) {
                 const queryed = await this.searchAutocomplete(query, r, lang);
                 const currentSongs = queryed.results || [];
                 for (const song of currentSongs) {
                     if (!parsedIDs.includes(song.trackId)) {
-                        parsedIDs.push(song.trackId)
-                        regionSongs.push(song)
+                        parsedIDs.push(song.trackId);
+                        regionSongs.push(song);
                     }
                 }
-            };
+            }
             return regionSongs;
         },
         async searchMusicdex(query) {
@@ -314,7 +329,7 @@ export default {
                         trackViewUrl: _source.amUrl,
                         artworkUrl100: _source.art,
                         src: "Musicdex",
-                        index: `Musicdex${_source.itunesid || _source.name+_source.original_artist}`,
+                        index: `Musicdex${_source.itunesid || _source.name + _source.original_artist}`,
                     })) || []
                 );
             } catch (e) {
diff --git a/src/components/multiview/VideoCell.vue b/src/components/multiview/VideoCell.vue
index 5bf3df7fc..7de1734c4 100644
--- a/src/components/multiview/VideoCell.vue
+++ b/src/components/multiview/VideoCell.vue
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
         :player-vars="{
           playsinline: 1,
           cc_lang_pref: getLang,
+          hl: getLang,
         }"
         :mute="muted"
         manual-update
diff --git a/src/plugins/vuetify.js b/src/plugins/vuetify.js
index 31804bceb..10aa95701 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vuetify.js
+++ b/src/plugins/vuetify.js
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ export const langs = [
     { val: "th", display: "ไทย", credit: "SnowNeko#0282" },
 ];
 
-const possibleChars = [768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 794, 795, 829, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 838, 842, 843, 844, 848, 849, 850, 855, 856, 859, 861, 862, 864, 865, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, 876, 877, 878, 879, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 790, 791, 792, 793, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 819, 825, 826, 827, 828, 837, 839, 840, 841, 845, 846, 851, 852, 853, 854, 857, 858, 860, 863, 866];
+const possibleChars = [
+    768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 794, 795, 829, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 838, 842, 843, 844, 848, 849, 850,
+    855, 856, 859, 861, 862, 864, 865, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, 876, 877, 878, 879, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 790, 791, 792, 793, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805,
+    806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 819, 825, 826, 827, 828, 837, 839, 840, 841, 845, 846, 851, 852, 853, 854, 857, 858, 860, 863, 866,
+];
 const randInt = (upperBound) => Math.floor(Math.random() * upperBound);
 
 function combiningChars() {
diff --git a/src/utils/backend-api.ts b/src/utils/backend-api.ts
index d69a026cd..9d17a3a3c 100644
--- a/src/utils/backend-api.ts
+++ b/src/utils/backend-api.ts
@@ -171,7 +171,12 @@ export default {
               ),
           )
           // get currently live and upcoming lives within the next 3 weeks
-          .filter((live) => dayjs(live.start_scheduled).isBefore(dayjs().add(3, "w"))));
+          .filter(
+            (live) => (
+                live.start_actual
+                || dayjs(live.start_scheduled).isBefore(dayjs().add(3, "w"))
+              ),
+          ));
   },
   patchFavorites(jwt, operations) {
     return axiosInstance.patch("/users/favorites", operations, {
diff --git a/src/utils/consts.js b/src/utils/consts.js
index 744c5f95b..4320cb699 100644
--- a/src/utils/consts.js
+++ b/src/utils/consts.js
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ export const langConversion = Object.freeze({
     "lol-UWU": "en",
     zh: "zh-Hant",
     "zh-CN": "zh-Hans",
+    "en-GB": "enm",
 });
 
 export const companionExtensionId = "jkdnofimdhpbhdjbcdlgnccfjjkidlgp";
diff --git a/src/utils/functions.js b/src/utils/functions.js
index 6d75612c4..1ceab0684 100644
--- a/src/utils/functions.js
+++ b/src/utils/functions.js
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ export function forwardTransformSearchToAPIQuery(obj, initialObject) {
         switch (item.type) {
             case "title & desc":
                 req.conditions.push({
-                    text: item.text.trim(),
+                    text: item.text.toString().trim(),
                 });
                 break;
             case "comments":
-                req.comment = [item.text.trim()];
+                req.comment = [item.text.toString().trim()];
                 break;
             case "channel":
                 req.vch.push(item.value);
diff --git a/src/views/AddChannelRequest.vue b/src/views/AddChannelRequest.vue
index fb0bb07ed..b8d71b09d 100644
--- a/src/views/AddChannelRequest.vue
+++ b/src/views/AddChannelRequest.vue
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export default {
             return (
                 (cid
                     && !cid[0].includes("/c/")
-                    && (cid[1].length > 12 || cid[0].includes('@'))
+                    && (cid[1].length > 12 || cid[0].includes("@"))
                     && cid[0].startsWith("ht"))
                 || this.$t("channelRequest.ChannelURLErrorFeedback")
             );
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ export default {
                 const regex = /(?:https?:\/\/)(?:www\.)?youtu(?:be\.com\/)(?:channel\/|@)([\w\-_]*)/gi;
                 const matches = [...this.link.matchAll(regex)];
                 let id = matches?.[0]?.[1];
-                handle = this.link.includes('@')
-                id = handle ? '@' + id.toLowerCase() : id;
+                handle = this.link.includes("@");
+                id = handle ? `@${id.toLowerCase()}` : id;
 
                 try {
                     const exists = id && (await backendApi.channel(id));
@@ -355,7 +355,11 @@ export default {
                     })
                     .catch((e) => {
                         this.error = true;
-                        this.errorMessage = e;
+                        if (e.response && typeof e.response.data === "string") {
+                            this.errorMessage = e.response.data;
+                        } else {
+                            this.errorMessage = e;
+                        }
                     });
             } else {
                 this.error = true;
diff --git a/src/views/EditVideo.vue b/src/views/EditVideo.vue
index cdd1868a9..68803f964 100644
--- a/src/views/EditVideo.vue
+++ b/src/views/EditVideo.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
                 autoplay: 1,
                 playsinline: 1,
                 cc_lang_pref: getLang,
+                hl: getLang,
               }"
               @ready="ready"
             />
@@ -321,7 +322,10 @@ export default {
             if (!update?.status || !update?.start_actual) return;
             this.video.live_viewers = update.live_viewers;
             this.video.status = update.status;
-            this.video.start_actual = update.start_actual;
+            // papers over an issue with socket sending a placeholder object in start_actual
+            if (typeof update.start_actual === "string") {
+                this.video.start_actual = update.start_actual;
+            }
         },
         async populateTopics() {
             this.topics = (await api.topics()).data.map((topic) => ({
diff --git a/src/views/Watch.vue b/src/views/Watch.vue
index 2a9da21e8..6b987e91c 100644
--- a/src/views/Watch.vue
+++ b/src/views/Watch.vue
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
               autoplay: isPlaylist ? 1 : 0,
               playsinline: 1,
               cc_lang_pref: getLang,
+              hl: getLang,
             }"
             @ready="ready"
             @playing="playing"
@@ -335,7 +336,10 @@ export default {
             if (!update?.status || !update?.start_actual) return;
             this.video.live_viewers = update.live_viewers;
             this.video.status = update.status;
-            this.video.start_actual = update.start_actual;
+            // papers over an issue with socket sending a placeholder object in start_actual
+            if (typeof update.start_actual === "string") {
+                this.video.start_actual = update.start_actual;
+            }
         },
         handleCurrentTime(time) {
             this.currentTime = time;