
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.

When I first read the synopsis for the new Japanese reality show Badly in Love, I was genuinely surprised. It’s not your typical glossy dating show with polished influencers and picture-perfect dates. Instead, the participants are “yankees” — Japanese delinquents or rebels, the kind of people societ

Netflix Japan has locked in three romance-reality titles for late-2025 and 2026, unveiling the schedule during a 10th-anniversary reality showcase and follow-up posts on its official channels. The lineup confirms “ラヴ上等 — Badly in Love (Love Jōtō)” for December 2025, “ボーイフレンド (The Boyfriend) Season 2