Netflix has renewed its bold Japanese reality dating series Badly in Love for a second season, signaling that the experiment of putting yankee romance in the spotlight is far from over. Alongside the announcement, Netflix released a new visual that shows a coastline glowing in the colors of sunset, with the show’s anchor motif logo placed in the center. The image feels like a quiet moment after a stormy day, hinting at both turbulence and warmth in the relationships to come.
Badly in Love stands apart from typical dating shows that focus on polished, picture perfect contestants. Instead, it follows men and women from Japan’s yankee subculture, long seen as rough, intimidating, and outside mainstream norms. Tattoos, bleached hair, and sharp attitudes are part of the package, but the show’s core is actually about their attempts at pure, straightforward love. That contrast between hard exterior and vulnerable heart is what gives the series its emotional punch.
Season 1 began streaming on December 9 and quickly proved that this unusual concept could resonate globally. The show debuted at number 8 on Netflix’s Global Weekly Top 10 for non English series during the period from December 8 to 14, 2025. It also achieved a milestone as the first Japanese unscripted series to enter Korea’s Netflix Weekly Top 10 for series. For a title built around a very specific Japanese subculture, that international response is striking.
Producer MEGUMI says she is genuinely delighted that Season 2 was confirmed so soon after the first season’s release. According to her, the team set out to showcase what she calls “super Japan” yankee culture, and seeing viewers not just in Japan but across many different countries embrace that world has been deeply rewarding. It suggests that audiences are more open than ever to stories that challenge conventional images of who deserves to be front and center in a love story.
Looking ahead, MEGUMI promises that Season 2 will double down on what made the show stand out in the first place. The goal is to capture even more of the raw charm of yankees who live intensely in the present, love with their whole hearts, and are unafraid to show messy emotions on screen. Rather than smoothing out their rough edges, the new season aims to highlight how those edges are part of what makes their search for love feel so real.
For viewers who are tired of formulaic dating formats, Badly in Love offers something different. It is noisy, emotional, and sometimes chaotic, but underneath the attitude is a surprisingly sincere look at people who rarely get portrayed as romantic leads. With Season 2 now confirmed and a new sunset visual hinting at fresh beginnings, the series looks ready to pull audiences back into its world of tattooed hearts and unapologetic love.
Watch the Season 2 announcement below!