Japan in MiSC E:01

Format
Nippon Melody Grand Prix, organized by Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), will be the first edition of the rebooted contest which the competition took place in different cities across Japan. The Five Semi-Finals will be the held at the Sapporo Dome in Sapporo (30 January), the Ōita Bank Dome in Ōita (01 February), the Toyota Stadium in Toyota (06 February), the Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka (08 February), and the Nagoya Dome in Nagoya (10 February). The Second Chance round will take place at the Saitama Super Arena on 15 February while the Grand Final will be at the Tokyo Dome on February 18. At The Initial 60 entries are to compete in the semi-finals, with twelve entries taking part in each show, and 5 Wildcard entries (Internally Selected by the organizers of the contest) The top four entries from each semi-final advance directly to the final, while the fifth to eighth-placed entries advance to the Second Chance round. The bottom four entries in each semi-final were eliminated. An additional ten entries qualified for the final from the Second Chance round, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 35, The Grand Final will be composed of 35 entries, will be down to 8 candidates for the Super-Final. The Super-Final will eventually be competing in MiSC, however in different Japanese Cities, while the winner of the Contest will represent Japan.

Nippon Melody Grand Prix E:01
Main Article: Nippon Melody Grand Prix E:01

Nippon Melody Grand Prix E:01 is the Japanese music competition that would select the Japanese's entry for the Melody International Song Contest Edition 01. 65 songs will compete in a three-week-long process which will consist of five semi-finals on 30 of January, 01, 06, 08, 10, 15 & 18 February 2018. The six shows will be hosted by Tomohisa Yamashita & Satomi Ishihara. Twelve entries will compete in each semi-final—the top four will qualify directly to the final, while the middle four songs will qualify for the second chance round. The bottom four songs in each semifinal will be eliminated from the competition.

Semi-finals and Second Chance

 * The first semi-final will take place on 31 January 2018 at the Sapporo Dome in Sapporo.
 * The second semi-final will take place on 01 February 2018 at the Ōita Bank Dome in Ōita.
 * The third semi-final will take place on 06 February 2018 at the Toyota Stadium in Toyota.
 * The fourth semi-final will take place on 06 February 2018 at the Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka.
 * The fifth semi-final round will take place on 10 February 2018 at the Nagoya Dome in Nagoya.
 * The Second Chance will take place at on 15 February 2018 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama

Grand Final
The Grand Final will take place on the 18 February 2018, and the Super-Final will be live at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo