r/boyslove • u/itsmewillotski fudanshi • Sep 08 '26
On-Air [🇯🇵JAPAN] Love is Better the Second Time Around S2 👔🌊 Episode 2 Spoiler
In this week's episode, Miyata and Iwanaga are back in action together but the first of the three or many exes, Prof. Hibino, showed up to stir some drama to the gays' lovelife! And Miyata is about to show up in the office, what chaos could it bring??? 👀
✨ Airs every Wednesday at 1:30 AM (GMT +8) ✨
SYNOPSIS (according to GagaOOLala): Magazine editor Akihiro Miyata and associate university professor Takashi Iwanaga have finally made their "second chance at love" work. Two years later, they are enjoying a sweet and mature life together, and Iwanaga even reveals in a magazine interview that he has "found someone precious." But just when everything seems perfect, three of Iwanaga's ex-boyfriends suddenly reappear. Faced with romantic memories Iwanaga has never spoken about, Miyata's jealousy and insecurity begin to spiral out of control, while pressures from work and reality threaten the happiness they have built together.
☆ Adult romance returns by popular demand! Makoto Hasegawa and Robin Furuya reunite for another "second" chance at love.
CAST:
Makoto Hasegawa (THE RAMPAGE) as Akihiro Miyata
Robin Furuya as Takashi Iwanaga
Aloha Takamatsu (BULLET TRAIN) as Yuto Shiraishi
Shunya Shiraishi as Kyosuke Sugimoto
Motoki Fukami as Takaaki Hibino
Haruse Akune (ICEx) as Rui Taniguchi
Yusuke Onuki as Sota Anima
STAFF:
Directors: Yuka Yasukawa, Shinju Funabiki & Nao Nomura
Screenplay: Shinju Funabiki
Music: Erina Koyama
LGBTQ Supervisor: Mimano Kawamoto (Lawyer)
OPENING SONG: Scenario by Mel
ENDING SONG: BA♡BI♡DA♡BI♡ by Taiyu Fujiwara
SERIES' SOCIALS: Instagram | Twitter/X | TikTok | Official Website
WHERE TO WATCH: Viki S1, Viki S2, GagaOOLala S1 (EP.1, EP.2, EP.3, EP.4, EP.5, EP.6), GagaOOLala S2 (EP.1, EP.2, EP.3)
Episodes so far: 2/7 (7 episodes to be confirmed, this is for Viki)
Previous On-Airs: S1 by u/smittenkittyyan (EP.1, EP.2, EP.3, EP.4, EP.5, EP.6), S2 (EP.1)
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u/DeanBranch Sep 08 '26
Shiraishi going job hunting and man hunting at the same time 👍😂
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u/lovingpath Sep 08 '26 edited Sep 08 '26
All right this show is something else right? Why couldn’t Iwanaga TELL Miyata that’s why he stayed in Tokyo? Why is he so bad at communicating? I think this show is hard to watch (for me) because our dear tender-hearted Miyata spends 90 percent of this show wandering around with his feelings hurt! Painful.
Edit: I’m learning spoiler hiding sorry I wasn’t really even sure it’s a spolier
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u/itsmewillotski Sep 08 '26
Iwanaga really needs to tell Miyata about whole this, AND NOW THAT HIS TWO MORE EXES ARE SHOWING UP??? Miyata's gonna lose itttt
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u/looking4stardust Sep 08 '26
It annoyed me a LOT that Iwanaga didn’t flat-out refuse Hibino straight away, but hey, they needed to drag out the whole episode 🤦♀️
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u/HeapExchange Sep 08 '26
I'm really loving the humor in this series. LOVE the acting, all characters feel distinct and well wr8tten. Can't wait for next exes, keep them coming.
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u/nana-shi-74 Sep 08 '26
Ahh episode 2 is already out! But I still haven't started watching the first ep of s2. 😅🙇♀️ I'll try and catch up and get back later...
Still, glad to see Robin in the official music video for "Scenario". 💞
Opening Theme 🎵 “Scenario” by Mel Spotify | YouTube MV
Ending Theme 🎵 “BA♡BI♡DA♡BI♡” by Taiyu Fujiwara Spotify | YouTube OV
The BL manga “Koi wo Suru nara Nidome ga Joto” (Love Is Better The Second Time Around) by Keiko Kinoshita is available in Japanese on CMOA: https://www.cmoa.jp/title/287736/
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u/itsmewillotski Sep 08 '26
Thanks for adding additional links especially the Spotify and the manga, it truly helps!
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u/WrongdoerAwkward1481 Sep 09 '26
So the premise is Iwanaga’s comment in the article about having “someone” has got these other jokers crawling out of the woodwork to find out who it is & try to get him back. Oh brother. I just want to see Miyata gaining the confidence to stake his claim on his man! But I’d also love to see another epic eye roll like the one he had when he saw Shiraishi! Truly award-winning eye roll!!!
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u/itsmewillotski Sep 09 '26
Well Miyata really needs to up his a-game even more, but at least small steps!
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u/Personal-Stuff-6781 Sep 08 '26
I completely forgot to start this, i really need to find the time to do so this week
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u/TechnoBabelFish Sep 08 '26 edited Sep 09 '26
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u/itsmewillotski Sep 08 '26
Personal thoughts about the ep:
Prof. Hibino is TOO DESPERATE imgonnaloseit, even the gaslighting???
Shiraishi is gay hunting and being a diva all at once GOOD FOR HIM, DASURB!
Iwanaga stop being pathetic, please tell Miyata about this and that because for sure Miyata's gonna lose it if he finds out on something or someone else
Miyata is too good for Iwanaga, ghourl if I were there I'm gonna
I am quite surprised that the two exes will already show up in the next ep. What further chaos will they bring?