Koh is moved by Jira’s artwork. Back home, he mimics the pose and pictures Jira as the angel, leaning down to kiss him as he sleeps.
In Burnout Syndrome episode 5, Koh, consumed by worry and sleeplessness over Jira, goes to see him. Jira shows an artwork of Koh with an angel kissing him to sleep, which deeply moves him. Later, Pheem grows jealous after seeing them, so Jira takes him on a date to draw him but struggles to find inspiration. Meanwhile, Koh goes home and imagines Jira kissing him to sleep, just like in the drawing.
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Burnout Syndrome Episode 5 Recap: Jira splashes red wine on Koh
Koh goes home and asks Pheem to come over to talk about what happened at the awards event and deal with the videos of Mawin throwing urine at Jira. After seeing the clip, Pheem immediately worries about Jira, who later asks him to meet at Burnout Bar but can’t go because he finishes work too late.
Meanwhile, Ben advises Jira to wash off the urine smell with alcohol, which Koh later witnesses after tracking Jira’s location. Inside the bar, Koh gives him a rose and apologizes for what happened. He then asks Jira to stay the night, admitting he won’t be able to sleep because he’s worried about him.
Still angry, Jira refuses. Koh offers to let him vent however he wants. Jira takes the chance, splashes red wine on Koh, and says he’s not going home with him before walking away.
Koh says he worries about Jira when he’s out of his sight
Koh stays alone at Burnout Bar until closing, with Ben keeping him company. He tells Ben he won’t be able to sleep because of Jira. “I thought I was being thorough about my plans, but I got him in trouble anyway,” he admits. He also confesses how uneasy he feels when Jira is out of his sight, saying, “I just keep thinking anything can happen to him. I don’t like myself right now.” Ben advises him to be completely honest with Jira and share everything he just said, believing it could lead to forgiveness.
Meanwhile, Pheem goes home and scolds Mawin for throwing urine at the awards event, explaining that he spent the night deleting all the circulating videos. He adds that Mawin shouldn’t have done it, as he and Koh are still figuring out ways to cut costs and nothing has been finalized, which is why the team wasn’t informed. Pheem then reveals that the man Mawin attacked wasn’t Koh, but Jira—“his man,” as he puts it—Koh’s public representative. Realizing his mistake, Mawin regrets what he did and wants to apologize to Jira.
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Koh sleeps at Jira’s place, and Pheem sees it
The next morning, Jira tries to draw Pheem, hoping it will lift his mood. Koh calls to check on him, but Jira is still angry and hangs up right away. Not long after, Koh goes to Jira’s house. Having no choice, Jira lets him in. Koh says he couldn’t sleep all night and now feels relieved after seeing Jira safe. However, since he’s at his limit, Jira makes him sleep on the balcony couch.
Before sleeping, Koh asks about Jira’s artwork of him. Jira shows him the finished piece and explains that seeing Koh asleep among the clothes made him forget his status and wealth—at that moment, he was just normal. Koh tears up and asks about the angel in the painting. Jira says he added it after their phone call, inspired by Equality Before Death, and drew an angel kissing Koh to sleep. Koh buys the painting and soon falls asleep.
Although Jira says he won’t draw Koh, drifting rose petals inspire him to sketch him once more. Meanwhile, encouraged by Mawin, Pheem visits and sees Jira drawing Koh as he sleeps. Jira follows him outside and explains that Koh showed up unexpectedly. When Pheem asks if something is going on between them, Jira denies it. Noticing Pheem’s jealousy, he asks him out on a date and also gives him the shirt he painted with red wine stains.
When Jira returns, Koh is already awake, taking photos of the sketch. He apologizes again and leaves. Back home, he recreates the pose from the painting, imagining Jira as the angel leaning in to kiss him, and soon falls asleep.
Pheem and Jira’s date in Burnout Syndrome episode 5
Pheem wears the shirt Jira gave him on their date as they stroll through a gallery holding hands. Later, Jira tries to draw Pheem again but struggles to find inspiration, admitting, “I think I enjoy talking to you more than drawing you.”
Instead, Pheem reads Jira’s palm and suggests they move to Jira’s place based on his palm lines. They head home, with Pheem carrying Jira inside. Meanwhile, Koh returns to Burnout Bar, says he likes the place, and asks if Jira and Pheem often go there. He then calls Jira, who ignores it, and then calls Pheem as well. At Jira’s urging, Pheem ignores the call too, even though he never ignores calls from Koh.
The episode ends with Jira and Pheem growing closer and becoming intimate.
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Burnout Syndrome Episode 6 Preview and Release Date
Burnout Syndrome episode 6 teases Pheem and Jira being interrupted again while trying to be intimate. Jira will also admit that playing a villain as Mr. K is exhausting. Ing will tell Jira that he likes someone like Koh—someone full of red flags—which visibly stresses him. The teaser also shows Koh kissing Jira to get him in the mood to draw.
There will be no broadcast next Wednesday, as it is New Year’s Eve. Episode 6 will be released on January 7 instead and will air on GMM 25 at 8:30 PM (ICT). Fans can watch the rerun on the GMMTV Official YouTube channel, with the uncut version available on iQIYI at 10:30 PM (PHT) / 9:30 PM (ICT).
Source: GMMTV OFFICIAL, Burnout Syndrome (X)
