# Remove everything EXCEPT parentesis. **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [August 20, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-except-parentesis/14982 "2013-08-20T16:41:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![krissasaur](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/krissasaur/32/5606_2.png) [@krissasaur](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/krissasaur)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-except-parentesis/14982/1 "2013-08-20T16:41:03Z")
I listen to a lot of music in other languages and people tend to tag the artists: "한글 (Korean)" And I was wondering if there is an action to remove everything except the part that says "Korean" (So I want to remove"한글 (" and ")") Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-except-parentesis/14982/2 "2013-08-20T16:47:49Z")
> [@krissasaur](#): > > ... to remove everything except the part that says "Korean" (So I want to remove"한글 (" and ")") > > Thank you. Create an action of the type "Replace with regular expression" for the respective field. Enter as search string: ._((._)) Replace with $1 ---
**Author:** ![krissasaur](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/krissasaur/32/5606_2.png) [@krissasaur](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/krissasaur)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-except-parentesis/14982/3 "2013-08-20T16:53:23Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > Create an action of the type "Replace with regular expression" for the respective field. > Enter as search string: > ._((._)) > Replace with > $1 You are a perfect human being. Thank you so much!!! ---
**Author:** ![krissasaur](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/krissasaur/32/5606_2.png) [@krissasaur](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/krissasaur)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-except-parentesis/14982/4 "2017-06-15T15:01:56Z")
I hope this will bump. How would I do the opposite? Keep only what isn't in parenthesis? I want to remove the "(한글)" again: "Korean (한글)" ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-except-parentesis/14982/5 "2017-06-15T15:09:00Z")
Several possibilities: If the contents in the parenthesis is the last of the string, then everything behind the ( can be removed: Action of the type "Replace with regular expression" for the field Search string:\_(.\*$ (where the \_ represents a leading space) Replace string: (leave empty) If you simply want to remove the stuff in the parenthesis but leave everything else (in front or behind it: Same action Search string: \_(.\*) Replace string: (leave empty) ---
**Author:** ![krissasaur](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/krissasaur/32/5606_2.png) [@krissasaur](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/krissasaur)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-except-parentesis/14982/6 "2017-06-15T16:05:03Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > Several possibilities: > If the contents in the parenthesis is the last of the string, then everything behind the ( can be removed: > Action of the type "Replace with regular expression" for the field > Search string:\_(.\*$ > (where the \_ represents a leading space) > Replace string: > (leave empty) > > If you simply want to remove the stuff in the parenthesis but leave everything else (in front or behind it: > Same action > Search string: \_(.\*) > Replace string: > (leave empty) Wait I got it. I think. Hold on. I did. Thanks a bunch again!!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-except-parentesis/14982/7 "2026-02-09T12:24:38Z")