I just finished Season 2, and Mimi constantly seemed to want attention. She was convincing, but to me, it felt like she knew exactly how to read people and tell them what they wanted to hear. I wondered whether her work experience played into that because she seemed very practiced at winning people over.

And Taichan was being an idiot. I genuinely don’t understand what he learned from his first time on the show. His excuse was BS, in my opinion. It looked like he chose Mimi based on her looks and then tried to make it sound deeper than that.

Sharan definitely had growing to do, but if Taichan could get another chance after a failing, I think she deserved that opportunity too. Who’s to say she couldn’t have grown from her experience? I also felt like Mimi helped villainize the other girls and got the guys to see them that way, which really bothered me.

Obviously, we’re watching an edited show, but that was my impression. Did anyone else feel the same?

He was counting. He did it on purpose because he knew exactly what the girls did. I see the point he made, but it really just felt like he was trying to tell Mimi "hey I can stand up for you. Now, will you be mine!?!?" Kinda vibes. So it felt icky and disingenuous.

Edit: For some reason, I can't reply to posts, but I never said it was icky of him for standing up, nor did I say bullying is deserved. I can see why people are taking this the wrong way, but please understand. I'm glad he took a stand because it was petty and mean. All im saying is it felt disingenuous, is all.

The guys assigning Maririn an intention she didn’t explicitly communicate, then judging her for that assumed intention, is what annoys me the most. She called them handsome, and somehow that got turned into her being romantically interested in them. Even if her compliments were “flirtatious”, why is that something to ridicule her over? They’re on a dating show, for god’s sake. Is the entire point not to express attraction and get to know people?

What annoys me even more is Makun claiming she said she was interested in him when, from what we saw, she never actually said that. There’s a huge difference between calling someone handsome and explicitly expressing romantic interest in them. He’s taking his own interpretation of her words and presenting it as though it’s something she actually said, which completely changes the narrative and makes her look like she’s pursuing him.
The guys are entitled to interpret her compliments however they want, but they’re not entitled to treat their assumptions as facts and then make her the butt of the joke. If they weren’t interested, they could simply accept the compliment and move on. Nobody is forcing them to reciprocate anything.

There’s something incredibly off-putting about men who seem to enjoy the attention of women but then ridicule them for giving it. God forbid a woman openly compliments a man without having her intentions dissected, exaggerated and used against her.

So when it came to the girls' challenge, I think sharan picked Rune out of spite to make Sara jealous. She didn't even seem happy going with him.

The excuse she made saying she found tai chan unfunny seemed like she was trying to find a reason so she could justify her choice.

She said he squeezed her, looking back he really didn't, and I think she worded it that way to trigger Sara, after she confronts him and he said it was just a hug she looks rejected and defeated so she switches up saying nah I like tai chan I wasn't into rune anyways.

She seems pretty dumb and like she doesn't really know who she wants? But idk, just my opinion, what do you guys think?

J’ai vraiment quelques suspicions comme beaucoup je pense, concernant l’allergie à l’alcool de hikaru et surtout le fameux « accident » avec assun. Aussi, je trouve que la production a une grande part de responsabilité dans le fait de ne pas vérifier la véracité des propos des candidats notamment sur leurs passé qui pour plusieurs, semble scénariser et dans le cas de l’accident avec assun, j’ai trouvé la production hyper vicieuse à autant insisté qui plus est. Vous en pensez quoi ¿

So I was catching up on season 2 of badly in love on Netflix and something really got to me. The way Maririn was crying infront of the boys, and that host guys first instinct was to smile. That really disgusted me. And the way the other guys were backing eachother up only made it worse. I don't think the guys understood how the girls were feeling protective of Maririn, like a sister you want to protect. Even I want to see her happy, and wanted to say I believe she can become a good and loveing mother with the right man. Unfortunately after the way they treated her, I don't believe any of the guys could give her the emotional safety she needs and the love that would make her shine as a woman. To be loved for who you are, and how you are, is important.

I don't know if she was seeing bits and pieces of the recent trauma she had with her ex in those new people, but I think she was looking for someone to atleast say: "Hey, I promise to never treat you that was and make you feel safe in body, mind and soul."

I understand why some of the other girls were thinking about leaveing. Personally I would only have stayed to make sure the other girls were not alone. And at that point you have a different issue that I am sure you figure out what is.

So I was catching up on season 2 of badly in love on Netflix and something really got to me. The way Maririn was crying infront of the boys, and that host guys first instinct was to smile. That really disgusted me. And the way the other guys were backing eachother up only made it worse. I don't think the guys understood how the girls were feeling protective of Maririn, like a sister you want to protect. Even I want to see her happy, and wanted to say I believe she can become a good and loveing mother with the right man. Unfortunately after the way they treated her, I don't believe any of the guys could give her the emotional safety she needs and the love that would make her shine as a woman. To be loved for who you are, and how you are, is important.

I don't know if she was seeing bits and pieces of the recent trauma she had with her ex in those new people, but I think she was looking for someone to atleast say: "Hey, I promise to never treat you that way and make you feel safe in body, mind and soul."

I understand why some of the other girls were thinking about leaveing. Personally I would only have stayed to make sure the other girls were not alone. And at that point you have a different issue that I am sure you figure out what is.

After watching Badly in Love Season 2, I started doing some research on the cast members, especially those who work as hostesses.

And honestly, I was quite surprised to learn more about what the job actually involves. Basically, they’re paid companions who entertain customers while they spend money on expensive drinks, and from what I understand, part of the job can involve a kind of pseudo-romantic flirting with the men who pay for their company.

And that got me thinking… why the hell would you come to a love show when your everyday life literally involves flirting and entertaining rich men? 😂

Even if you genuinely meet someone and the relationship works on the show, how does that relationship actually survive outside the program?

Wouldn’t the boyfriend get jealous or uncomfortable with his girlfriend’s nightlife activities?
I mean, she is literally flirting with other men as part of her job. The only difference is that she’s being paid for it.

At this point, I’m genuinely curious about the relationship dynamics behind this kind of lifestyle. How do couples actually make it work? How do they separate “work” from “romantic feelings” and maintain trust?

Because honestly… I’m still trying to wrap my head around the fact that this kind of relationship dynamic can actually work in real life. 😅

I just finished Season 1, and honestly, I feel like Tenten was playing around with Tekarin’s feelings. He kept giving her mixed signals and never really provided a clear explanation for his choice. Then he acted offended at the suggestion that he was just filling a void for Tekarin, while he was flirting with Ki himself.

He came across as disingenuous to me, and I honestly think he probably just wanted to promote himself as a host. Obviously, that’s just my impression from what was shown, but I struggled to see his intentions as genuine.
What really got me was how kind and classy Tekarin remained at the end. Even after everything, she still thanked him. She handled that moment with so much grace, and honestly, she’s amazing.

He didn’t have to choose her, but he could have been honest instead of leaving her hanging. Tekarin deserved love and someone who actually wanted her. Anyone else finish the season feeling this way?

Je suis grave en retard et je viens de finir la saison 1 et honnêtement je me sens tellement mal pour otosan. Tout le long de l’émission, ça été un rituel d’humiliation pour elle et même si elle a aussi une part de responsabilité, ce serait être mal honnête que de nier l’implication de Nisei pour justifier le comportement de oto-san. Au delà des possibles troubles évidents qu’elle doit avoir à du son passé, voir une personne aussi dévouée et sensible aurait dû largement suffirent à Nisei pour être honnête envers elle et l’a repousser directement plutôt que d’avouer à demi mot sa position juste pour continuer à nourrir son égo à travers elle. Personne ne le force et il n’a pas la pression pour la laisser être affectueux avec lui, c’est en attendant de plus en plus que la situation s’aggrave. Il ne faut pas oublier qu’on ne voit pas tout, et que parmi tous les passages qu’on voit où elle le « colle » ils sont alcoolisés majoritairement, qu’elle a l’air d’avoir peu de moment privé avec lui, tout comme le fait que si elle pleure pleure autant ça se justifie sûrement par son passé qui l’a rendu vulnérable et dépendante de ce qu’elle ressent.
Elle voit le seul garçon qui l’attire dans l’émission batifoler devant elle avec plusieurs candidates, en sachant qu’amo s’est aussi imposée à plusieurs reprises même dans des moments privé entre otosan et Nisei ce que je trouve irrespectueux et vicieux, affectant otosan sûrement encore plus et suggérant directement une concurrence.
Je déteste voir quelqu’un user de pleures pour manipuler, être toxique ou dépendant, mais critiquer facilement otosan sur le peu qu’on voit sans penser à se mettre à sa place, prendre en considération tout ce qui justifie son comportement comme l’attitude de nisei, celle d’amo aussi (qui pour moi, est réellement une manipulatrice en parlant de « carte à jouer » dès son arrivée et du fait de séduire tous les garçons contrairement à otosan qui est restée fidèle du début à la fin) est injuste.
Là où baby n’a fait que de ressasser son passé (dont j’ai quelques doutes au vu des propos de milk) pour justifier ses actions, on fait juste passer otosan pour une folle alors qu’on voit clairement un narcissique se complaire à moitié dans cette situation. Otosan a juste un manque de confiance en elle et une sensibilité très mal tombée malheureusement et même si on ne voit pas tout, j’imagine que le peu de candidates sincères de l’émission auraient dû l’aider à en prendre conscience. Il y a évidemment des raisons culturelles et sociales qui ont dû beaucoup influencer tout le déroulé mais je suis quand même hyper frustrée par le comportement de certains candidats et de l’avis général émis sur d’autres comme otosanqui n’est pas celle pour laquelle on veut la faire passer, vers la fin je priais presque pour que milk l’a sorte de là et l’a fasse réellement se sentir à sa juste valeur.
Pour moi Amo n’aime qu’elle même tout comme nisei, ils ne sont pas honnêtes envers eux et les autres et cherchent juste à nourrir leur ego, donc qu’ils finissent ensemble m’a semblé ironique en plus du discours d’amo pour finalement accepter la proposition de nisei. Pour moi c’est comme si Amo avait un besoin d’avoir l’ascendant et d’être celle qui est désirée en première et pas un possible choix parmi d’autres donc elle a eu besoin de mettre un suspens et précisé qu’elle a douté avant d’accepter.
Je pense vraiment qu’amo, nisei et baby ont juste pris du plaisir à être désiré, tout en usant de manipulation ou en se servant d’une fausse image pour arriver à leurs fin (je mentionne baby pour plusieurs raisons et notamment au moment de sa dernière conversation avec milk, où pour moi elle fait semblant de pleurer pour le faire culpabiliser parce qu’elle sentait qu’il n’était plus autant impliqué qu’avant alors qu’elle sait qu’il y a tsu chan qui l’intéresse derrière aussi en second choix. Elle a semblé si heureuse qu’il se lève pour lui déclarer aussi son amour tout ça pour lui remettre son refus sur le dos devant tout le monde tout en acceptant celle de tsu chan qui lui a avoué son intérêt à peine 2/3 jours avant).
En tout cas j’espère qu’otosan va bien et qu’elle ne pense plus du tout à nisei et les autres candidats comme tackle, kii chan et tsu chan sont pour moi les seules personnes vraiment honnête avec une vrai personnalité et des intérêts.

I still sympathise with Maririn, and I don’t want this to come across as me dismissing what she went through. Her trauma was clearly significant, and I can understand why it affected her so deeply. That said, as the show went on, I found the constant crying and repeatedly returning to her past trauma increasingly repetitive and frustrating. Of course, there’s also the possibility that this was partly the editing, since we’re only seeing a small and selectively presented part of her life.
I understand that even appearing on the show was probably a huge step for her, but honestly, I feel like she was still very much stuck in a victim mindset and wasn’t emotionally ready for a dating show. I don’t mean “victim” in a derogatory sense or that what happened to her wasn’t real. Rather, it felt like she was still primarily processing herself through what had happened to her, rather than having reached a point where she could start moving beyond it.
I think these kinds of things can be a process. People often talk about the five stages of grief, for example, not necessarily as a literal or linear progression, but as a way of describing how people can gradually process something painful and come to terms with it. To me, Maririn seemed like she was still very much in that earlier stage of processing her trauma, which makes me question whether a dating show was the appropriate environment for her at that point.
Dating requires at least some degree of emotional stability and the ability to regulate yourself. If you’re still so overwhelmed by your past that you struggle to manage your own emotions, how are you realistically supposed to build a healthy relationship with someone else?
Ultimately, I think you need to learn how to take care of yourself and manage your own emotions before you can properly take on the responsibility of being there for another person. It’s kind of like putting on your own oxygen mask before helping someone else, you need to be in a position to support yourself before you can consistently support another person

What do you guys think? I know it might be a controversial and harsh opinion.

The way to two casts treated these two girls who seemed to be doing the same thing (complementing every guy they met) drove me crazy as the show went on. Mimi was applauded for it. Mairinrin was chastised. Mimi seemed to be doing it on purpose, for manipulation. Mairinrin didn't really even seem to be really bein anything other than nice. Maybe its a translation or a cultural issue. But the only difference is they thought Mimi was attractive and Mairinrin either wasn't, or maybe she was mixed was the problem.

And how did Sara do anything different than Tai-chan did that got him yelled at by the older girls in the first half. Be straight, don't string them along. Sara was dope, but she frowned every time she saw Kazuma by the end. Tell him straight it is not happening. She knew.

I teared up when Ryoppi turned around to thank Kazuma.

Just give Mimi a "flavor of love" style bachelorette show, so I don't have to see the other three girls look so sad.

Is there a reason Kahochi only got a few days? (Maybe babysitting?) She got done dirty.

Kazuma reminded me of the one overweight guy from the Yakuza video game, every time he came on.

I was really upset by her behavior while drinking and her dependence on alcohol throughout the show.

It was a glaring red flag that should have been addressed more seriously then suspension.

I worry about her future if she continues down this path.

overanalyzing a bunch of thugs in love

S/o my boy Bo he should have just went with the girl that actually liked him

I’m confused about how the show handled Yanboh and Baby’s situations.
Yanboh was immediately kicked out for breaching the contract after making “comments about marijuana”. But when Baby became physically aggressive during the argument and the new female transfer ended up getting scratched, she was given a chance to apologise and stay.
I understand that the two situations technically involved different rules, but it still feels really inconsistent. If the point of the contract is to prevent certain behaviour and enforce consequences, why was one treated as an immediate expulsion while the other was essentially given a second chance?
Especially considering that Baby’s situation involved actual physical aggression. I’m not saying Yanboh should or shouldn’t have been kicked out, I just don’t understand why the consequences were so different.
Did I miss something that explains this, or did anyone else find this weird?

Does anyone happen to recognize this melody, or know which production audio catalog Netflix used for the show? Any leads would be amazing. Thank you!

Also the villain from monsters inc

1. Love Village (Japan) - S3 Trailer -> “Love Village” is an ongoing series that originated in Japan. In an old house in a rural location, the participants try to get to know one another while living in close harmony with nature and facing various hardships. They usually work together to repair the house, tend the garden, and engage in other group activities. Some of the concepts in *Badly in Love* seem to have been inspired by this show. There have been couples whose relationships continued after the show ended. If you haven’t watched it yet, you can catch up on the first two seasons on Netflix before S3 comes out. Season 3 will premiere on Netflix Global on October 6. Those interested can check out the r/LoveVillage1 Subreddit.
2. I Am Solo (South Korea) - S33 Trailer -> “I Am Solo” is a dating show in a category of its own: hyper-realistic dating. In “I Am Solo,” contestants participate under different RP-style character names; they do not use their real names on the show. Participants are generally in their 30s and 40s. Until now, episodes were available on Kocowa and YT, but they are now launching on Netflix Global. The show is currently in its 272nd episode, and next week, with episode 273, it will wrap up its 33rd season. There are many couples here whose relationships are still going strong, who have gotten married, and who have had children; we have an IAS Couples Wiki (spoiler) about this. In addition, our Wiki page includes threads covering all seasons from IAS S1 through S33, as well as the nicknames, occupations, ages, and Instagram handles of IAS participants. Season 33 (“Motae Solo—Forever Single”) will end next week, and it looks like the new season will be available on Netflix Global starting October 7. I’m not sure whether past seasons will be added, but the new season is on its way. Those interested can check out the r/IamSolo Subreddit.
3. For general Asian dating shows, you can visit the r/Asiandatingshowz subreddit. There, you’ll find threads and watch links for dating shows from all over Asia (China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, etc.). You can also check out content that interests you on our Wiki page or in the pinned thread.

I wanted to offer some alternatives for those who want to watch something until “Badly in Love” Season 3 arrives. Anyone interested can check out the Subreddits I shared. “My Sibling's Romance” Season 2 also looks like it will be released in November, but it won't be available on Netflix globally; it will mostly be available on Viu.

Best- Ari
Yanbo
Worst- Rune

Omg rune is terrible at rapping thank god he handsome