Exclusive Free Streaming Starts Today at 21:00 on Lemino! The 'PRODUCE 101 JAPAN Shinsekai' Group Battles Begin! #3 Brings Trouble: Cruel Group Formations and the New 'FREE Part' Rule Added!
NTT Docomo will exclusively stream episode 3 of the survival audition program 'PRODUCE 101 JAPAN Shinsekai' for free on its video service Lemino, starting at 21:00 on April 9, 2026. The episode features the beginning of group battles and introduces a new self-producing 'FREE part' rule.
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NTT Docomo, Inc. (hereinafter 'Docomo') will exclusively start the free streaming of episode 3 of 'PRODUCE 101 JAPAN Shinsekai'—the 4th installment of 'PRODUCE 101 JAPAN', one of the largest survival audition programs in the history of Japanese entertainment—on its video streaming service 'Lemino®' from 21:00 on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
In episode 3 streaming tonight, the first mission, the 'Group Battle', will finally begin. This battle is a crucial early-stage survival phase where trainees are divided into 16 groups across 8 songs, competing against other groups assigned the same track. Not only will their overall vocal, dance, and rap abilities be judged, but the on-site audience voting will determine the winner, making the results heavily influential on their future survival. As the curtain rises on the battles, episode 3 reveals the brutally cruel group formation process where survival is on the line. Who will they team up with, and which song will they fight with? A tension-filled drama unfolds as the intentions of those choosing and those being chosen intersect.
Furthermore, this season introduces a new rule called the 'FREE part', where trainees must freely self-produce a segment of the song, conceiving the choreography, staging, and composition themselves. An unprecedented trial in the history of the series that tests their self-production capabilities, a major highlight will be seeing how the trainees face this challenge and what kind of stage they create.
Additionally, the theme song 'Shinsekai (SHINSEKAI)' secured the #1 spot on the Oricon Weekly Music Ranking's 'Oricon Weekly Streaming Rapid Rise Ranking' dated April 13, 2026, and is generating significant buzz on social media.
We kindly ask you to introduce this information through your esteemed media outlets despite your busy schedules.
■ How to Vote
1. Access the national voting site
National Voting Site: https://vote.produce101.jp/
2. Log in with your 'd-Account'
3. Select the trainees you wish to vote for and cast your vote from the voting box
* You can vote for 12 people every day.
In episode 3 streaming tonight, the first mission, the 'Group Battle', will finally begin. This battle is a crucial early-stage survival phase where trainees are divided into 16 groups across 8 songs, competing against other groups assigned the same track. Not only will their overall vocal, dance, and rap abilities be judged, but the on-site audience voting will determine the winner, making the results heavily influential on their future survival. As the curtain rises on the battles, episode 3 reveals the brutally cruel group formation process where survival is on the line. Who will they team up with, and which song will they fight with? A tension-filled drama unfolds as the intentions of those choosing and those being chosen intersect.
Furthermore, this season introduces a new rule called the 'FREE part', where trainees must freely self-produce a segment of the song, conceiving the choreography, staging, and composition themselves. An unprecedented trial in the history of the series that tests their self-production capabilities, a major highlight will be seeing how the trainees face this challenge and what kind of stage they create.
Additionally, the theme song 'Shinsekai (SHINSEKAI)' secured the #1 spot on the Oricon Weekly Music Ranking's 'Oricon Weekly Streaming Rapid Rise Ranking' dated April 13, 2026, and is generating significant buzz on social media.
We kindly ask you to introduce this information through your esteemed media outlets despite your busy schedules.
■ How to Vote
1. Access the national voting site
National Voting Site: https://vote.produce101.jp/
2. Log in with your 'd-Account'
3. Select the trainees you wish to vote for and cast your vote from the voting box
* You can vote for 12 people every day.