Netflix’s Badly in Love Season 2: Cast, Release Date and Everything to Know
- Netflix's Japanese reality dating series Badly in Love premiered its second season on August 4, featuring 11 singles with histories as former delinquents, youth offenders, or outsiders.
- The series focuses on participants who have walked turbulent paths, ranging from former gang leadership to associations with the yakuza.
- The male cast includes individuals from diverse professional backgrounds, many of whom have transitioned from volatile youths to established careers.
Netflix’s Japanese reality dating series Badly in Love premiered its second season on August 4, featuring 11 singles with histories as former delinquents, youth offenders, or outsiders. According to #legend, the season takes place over 14 days at the “Love Joto Marine Academy” in Okinawa, where six men and five women seek romance and personal redemption.
The series focuses on participants who have walked turbulent paths, ranging from former gang leadership to associations with the yakuza. But Why Tho? describes the second season as a fast-paced level up in terms of production and delivery.
Badly in Love Season 2 Cast and Backgrounds
The male cast includes individuals from diverse professional backgrounds, many of whom have transitioned from volatile youths to established careers. Masaya Oda, 28, is a martial artist and former yakuza member who previously competed in the Breaking Down fighting tournament, according to #legend. The Tab reports that Oda, referred to as Ma-Kun, is shy regarding romance despite his imposing presence.
Mizuki Noguchi, 27, known as Bo, is a commercial painter from Kurume City. #legend reports that Noguchi was a former leader of a bosozoku biker gang and spent time in juvenile detention and prison. The Tab specifies he spent two years in juvenile detention and three years in prison. Noguchi told The Tab that he has had approximately 40 or 50 ex-girlfriends.
Other male participants include:
- Ari (29): A rapper and model from Kanagawa and former member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (#legend).
- Kazuma Shioda (29): A host club owner with full-body tattoos seeking a connection beyond his profession (#legend).
- Yamamoto Leo (25): A bar owner from Kyoto who described a youth marked by street fights (#legend).
- Tai-sei (22): A professional hairstylist and the youngest male participant, known as Tai-Chan (The Tab).
The female cast features several entrepreneurs and professionals. Asuka Oguri, 30, is the oldest contestant and an entrepreneur from Nagoya. According to #legend, she manages an apparel label and a bar while working as a hostess. The Tab notes that Oguri, nicknamed Assun, is the number one hostess at a bar in Nagoya and has primarily had extreme relationships.
Other female participants include:
- Hikaru (23): A hostess from Kawasaki who expressed a desire to find a husband among the manly men of the cast (The Tab).
- Marina Takaoka (25): A bar worker from Osaka who told The Tab she previously believed getting hit was a sign of affection.
- Ruru Tanaka (26): A model born in Shizuoka (The Tab).
- Hazuki Abe (27): A participant identified by #legend.
Production Setting and Format
The second season shifts the location to the coastal vistas of Okinawa. The contestants reside communally at the Love Joto Marine Academy for two weeks. According to #legend, this environment is designed to allow participants to distance themselves from their rough pasts to find authentic connections.
The casting emphasizes the “yankii” subculture, a term used by The Tab to describe the delinquent nature of the participants.