The hit dating show is set to return with a different feel early next year.
Ahead of the program’s upcoming launch, streaming service Netflix unveiled the full trailer and the ten cast members for the second season of The Boyfriend.
For this edition, the setting is moved to Hokkaido, where the Green Room becomes a snowy retreat.
Ten men will spend two months living together amid stunning winter scenery. As in Season 1, they will operate a peppermint-colored coffee truck, which sets the stage for the everyday moments and shared stories that unfold as they live together.
The trailer offers a first look at the men settling into life together in Hokkaido, then teases a shocking reunion, a first romance, cozy time in the familiar living room, and shared tears.
Viewers also see the studio hosts reacting in real-time to unexpected developments.
Meanwhile, the cast members, whose ages span from 20 to 40, include men from outside Japan, hailing from the countries of Thailand and Peru.
The first is Bomi (23), a university student from Tokyo Searching for his first boyfriend. His ideal romance is pure and innocent.
Art director, Hiroya (29) from Hokkaido, is highly considerate but has avoided relationships and is now hoping to change that.
From Thailand, Huwei (26) is a graduate student who is described as “smart, athletic, and fluent in multiple languages.”
The IT sales worker from Tokyo, Izaya (32), is regarded as sincere and strict. He is “looking for a partner who thinks seriously about the future.”
Hailing from Osaka is Jobu (26), a manufacturing marketer, who is “expressive, lively, and able to brighten any room; enthusiastic about love.”
Kazuyuki (40), telecom sales worker from Osaka, recently broke up with his partner of 15 years and is the “kind older brother” of the group.
Ryuki (20), meanwhile, is the kind, younger-brother figure who is trying to leave his painful past behind and move on to his next relationship.
Lastly, William (34), the IT project manager from Peru, dreams of marriage, but is struggling to take the next step after being hurt in a past relationship.
Korean indie rock band Glen Check, who composed the Season 1 song Dazed & Confused, returns with a new track for Season 2 titled Bloom, with lyrics that underscore the men’s emotional journeys as they head toward a dazzling spring.
Episodes of The Boyfriend Season 2 will drop on Netflix starting January 13, 2026.