Nedas' and Rob's Earthvision Song Contest 04

Nedas' and Rob's Earthvision Song Contest 04, often referred as NRESC 04, is scheduled to be the fourth edition of Nedas' and Rob's Earthvision Song Contest. The edition will take place in Japan, following lqvr's win with Japan in South Korea, with "" by Mitski.

The dates were announced through Discord & Twitter on 12 September 2021.

There will be thirty-six participants, allocated a spot in either one of two semi-finals or as an automatic qualifier. Currently, three countries have debuted: Fiji, Ireland, and South Africa.

Location
Nagoya (名古屋市) is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3 million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast on central Honshu, it is the capital and the most populous city of Aichi Prefecture, and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, and Chiba. The principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11 million in 2020. Nagoya was announced as the host city on the 22nd of October.

Nippon Gaishi Hall is an indoor sports arena located in Nagoya, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 10,000 people, and the venue hosted some of the group games for the 2006 and 2010 editions of the official Women's Volleyball World Championship.

Participating countries
Nedas and Rob initially announced on the 10th of October 2021 the 36 countries that would participate in the contest, a decrease of 3 from the previous edition. Nine countries made their debut, with seven returning from an absence during the previous edition(s). 16 countries withdrew.

Returning artists
The contest featured one representative who also previously performed as a lead vocalist for the same or for another country.