{"rewrite":{"id":"r_66af322b95d26f471e02f727","clusterId":"c_391e65e74d792555868b63b1","slug":"love-joto-season-2-sets-august-premiere-awich-replaces-ak-69-as-mc","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Love Jōtō Season 2 Sets August Premiere, Awich Replaces AK-69 as MC","summary":"Netflix's love reality show Love Jōtō returns for a second season on August 4, streaming 10 episodes over three weeks. Rapper Awich joins as a new MC alongside returning hosts MEGUMI and Nagano, replacing AK-69. The season moves to an Okinawa marine academy setting with nine participants.","whyItMatters":"The addition of Awich, an Okinawa-born rapper with a personal history of hardship, signals a shift toward a female perspective in the show's commentary on the participants' lives.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe second season of Love Jōtō moves its setting to Okinawa, where nine former delinquents will cohabitate at the Rabu Jōtō Marine Academy. The show\u0026#39;s MC lineup sees a change: rapper Awich joins MEGUMI and Nagano, replacing AK-69. Awich, a member of the hip-hop crew YENTOWN and a solo artist who released an album produced by Wu-Tang Clan\u0026#39;s RZA in 2025, brings a background that MEGUMI described as surpassing the show\u0026#39;s own stories. MEGUMI said Awich can analyze human psychology and will speak from a woman\u0026#39;s perspective about the strong female characters this season. Nagano encouraged viewers to see Season 2 as distinct from the first, calling it a work that prompts deep thought about life.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Love Jōtō Season 2 starts August 4 on Netflix. Awich joins MEGUMI and Nagano as MC, replacing AK-69. Nine participants at an Okinawa marine academy. The show's first season hit No. 8 on the global weekly chart.","twitterPost":"Love Jōtō Season 2 premieres August 4 on Netflix. Rapper Awich joins as new MC alongside MEGUMI and Nagano, replacing AK-69. The season is set in Okinawa with nine participants. Season 1 debuted at No. 8 on the global weekly chart.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Netflix's yankee love reality show Love Jōtō returns August 4 with a new MC: rapper Awich replaces AK-69. The season moves to an Okinawa marine academy with nine participants. MEGUMI and Nagano return as hosts.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/95948\",\"title\":\"Netflix 'Love Jōtō' Season 2 to Stream in August, Awich Joins as New MC\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4222,"outputTokens":1769,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783989820,"createdAt":"2026-07-14T00:33:50.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-14T00:37:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-14T00:33:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_391e65e74d792555868b63b1","canonicalTitle":"Netflix『ラヴ上等』シーズン2、8月に配信決定　新MCとしてAwichが参加","representativeArticleId":"a_4143cfad686580c8fb716a76","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Love Jōtō\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"MEGUMI\",\"Nagano\",\"Awich\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-13T23:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-13T23:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-14T00:37:29.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/95948","title":"Netflix『ラヴ上等』シーズン2、8月に配信決定　新MCとしてAwichが参加"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Love Jōtō"],"studios":[],"people":["MEGUMI","Nagano","Awich"],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}