Nedas' and Rob's Earthvision Song Contest 03

Nedas' and Rob's Earthvision Song Contest 03, often referred as NRESC 03, is the third edition of Nedas' and Rob's Earthvision Song Contest. The edition will take place in Gangneung, South Korea, following bhackstabbed's another victory as South Korea, with "Why Not?" by LOONA.

Organised by nedneu and declanmmx, the contest will be held at the Gangneung Ice Arena. Three live shows will take place in August, and will be presented by the whole LOONA group who won the edition before.

There were thirty-nine participants, hailing from six continents, divided into two semi-finals or as automatic qualifiers. Multiple countries debuted whilst multiple also withdrew. American Samoa, Canada and Scotland had originally participated, but they later withdrew due to Head of Delegation changes.

Location
Gangneung is a municipal city in the province of Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 213,658 (as of 2017). Gangneung is the economic centre of the Yeongdong region of Gangwon-do. Gangneung has many tourist attractions, such as Jeongdongjin, a very popular area for watching the sun rise, and Gyeongpo Beach. The city hosted all the ice events for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Gangneung Ice Arena is an indoor ice arena, built for the 2018 Winter Olympics. It is located in the coastal city of Gangneung. It was the venue for two sports: figure skating and short track speed skating. The seating capacity is 12,000. The Gangneung Ice Arena is designed to house two ice rinks (60m x 30m), one for competition and one for training. The building has four floors aboveground and two underground levels. An environmentally-friendly ice cooling system was adopted, and the facility is used for local recreational purposes since the Games. The cost of construction was 85 million USD and the facility was inaugurated on 14 December 2016.

Semi-final 1
The first semi-final will take place on 6 August 2021 at 19:00 (CEST). Sixteen countries will participate in the first semi-final.

Semi-final 2
The second semi-final will take place on 14 August 2021 at 19:00 (CEST). Seventeen countries will participate in the second semi-final.