When I'm Loved by a Yakuza Boss Season 2 Confirmed for December 17 on MBS
The live-action drama When I'm Loved by a Yakuza Boss season 2 was announced on October 31, 2026, with Shota Totsuka and Ayaka Konno returning as Ren Odagiri and Makoto Sugawara.
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Why it matters
Keeping both leads and moving the couple a year forward into shared domestic life gives the drama a continuation rather than a reset, with the secret at the office and Ren's old organization left as the sources of trouble.
Key Facts
- When I'm Loved by a Yakuza Boss season 2 was announced on October 31, 2026.
- The drama airs from December 17 on MBS and other channels.
- Shota Totsuka of A.B.C-Z plays Ren Odagiri, and Ayaka Konno plays Makoto Sugawara.
- Season 2 is set one year after season 1, with Ren and Makoto living together in a new home.
- The original work is a romance manga by Nao Mashimo and @R.
It airs from December 17 on MBS and other channels. Season 2 is set one year after season 1, with the two living together in a new home while keeping the relationship secret at work. The original is a romance manga by Nao Mashimo and @R.
Ren Odagiri manages the sales department at the advertising agency Adraiser and was once the young boss of the Fudokai, an organization he has since left. Season 2 hands Makoto Sugawara a new duty in the same office, training junior employees. A coworker's marriage announcement then turns her attention to her own future with Ren. Outside work, someone spots the pair while they are shopping, and an incident targeting the Fudokai begins. Season 1 aired in July 2025.
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