diff --git a/aiui/packages/app/src/components/content/FilmDetail.vue b/aiui/packages/app/src/components/content/FilmDetail.vue
index 1036d93f..406d03d9 100644
--- a/aiui/packages/app/src/components/content/FilmDetail.vue
+++ b/aiui/packages/app/src/components/content/FilmDetail.vue
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@
       <div class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 p-4">
         <h2 class="text-lg font-bold text-white">{{ film.title }}</h2>
         <div class="flex items-center gap-2 mt-1 text-xs text-white/60">
-          <span class="text-accent font-bold">★ {{ film.rating }}</span>
-          <span>{{ film.year }}</span>
-          <span>{{ film.runtime }}m</span>
-          <span>{{ film.director }}</span>
+          <!-- honest rendering: zero/empty metadata is hidden, not "★ 0 · 0m" -->
+          <span v-if="film.rating > 0" class="text-accent font-bold">★ {{ film.rating }}</span>
+          <span v-if="film.year > 0">{{ film.year }}</span>
+          <span v-if="film.runtime > 0">{{ film.runtime }}m</span>
+          <span v-if="film.director">{{ film.director }}</span>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/aiui/packages/app/src/components/content/FilmGrid.vue b/aiui/packages/app/src/components/content/FilmGrid.vue
index 7ac00ff6..2752ed34 100644
--- a/aiui/packages/app/src/components/content/FilmGrid.vue
+++ b/aiui/packages/app/src/components/content/FilmGrid.vue
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@
                   {{ film.title }}
                 </p>
                 <div class="flex items-center gap-1 mt-0.5">
-                  <span class="text-xs text-accent font-bold">★ {{ film.rating }}</span>
-                  <span class="text-xs text-white/40">{{ film.year }}</span>
+                  <!-- hide zero-value metadata: "★ 0" tells the operator nothing -->
+                  <span v-if="film.rating > 0" class="text-xs text-accent font-bold">★ {{ film.rating }}</span>
+                  <span v-if="film.year > 0" class="text-xs text-white/40">{{ film.year }}</span>
                 </div>
               </div>
 
diff --git a/aiui/packages/app/src/components/content/SongGrid.vue b/aiui/packages/app/src/components/content/SongGrid.vue
index 52699cb0..dc332281 100644
--- a/aiui/packages/app/src/components/content/SongGrid.vue
+++ b/aiui/packages/app/src/components/content/SongGrid.vue
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
                 <p class="text-xs font-semibold text-white/90 leading-tight truncate">
                   {{ song.title }}
                 </p>
-                <p class="text-xs text-white/40 truncate mt-0.5">{{ song.artist }}</p>
+                <!-- filename-derived songs have no artist — don't spend a blank line on it -->
+                <p v-if="song.artist" class="text-xs text-white/40 truncate mt-0.5">{{ song.artist }}</p>
               </div>
 
               <div class="absolute top-1.5 right-1.5 flex gap-0.5 flex-wrap justify-end max-w-[60%]">