# Burnout Syndrome (ภาวะรักคนหมดไฟ)
**Burnout Syndrome** (ภาวะรักคนหมดไฟ; also romanized Phawa Rak Khon Mot Fai) is a 2025 Thai boys' love (BL) drama series produced by GMMTV, broadcast on the GMM25 channel weekly from 26 November 2025 to 4 February 2026[1](https://www.thaicontentdb.com/dramas/cmhoqpyss014a030retnx69v6). It stars the pairing Off Jumpol Adulkittiporn and Gun Atthaphan Phunsawat, with Dew Jirawat Sutivanichsak in the third lead role, and is directed by Anucha Boonyawatana (Nuchy)[2](https://www.iq.com/album/burnout-syndrome-2025-25iso5j37mt?lang=en_us). The series is adapted from a novel of the same name by JittiRain[3](https://mementobl.com/en/series/34/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | ภาวะรักคนหมดไฟ (Phawa Rak Khon Mot Fai)[4](https://www.dramabl.com/drama/burnout-syndrome/) |
| Broadcast | GMM25, Wednesdays 20:30, 26 November 2025 to 4 February 2026; episodes of about 45 minutes[1](https://www.thaicontentdb.com/dramas/cmhoqpyss014a030retnx69v6) • [4](https://www.dramabl.com/drama/burnout-syndrome/) |
| Streaming | iQIYI at 21:30 (Thailand time), the sole online platform in Thailand; GMMTV YouTube internationally[5](https://www.gmm-tv.com/contents/zXvnM/?fbrefresh=CAN_BE_ANYTHING) • [6](https://world-of-bl.com/index.php/Thai/BurnoutSyndrome) |
| Director / writers | Anucha Boonyawatana (director and screenwriter), with JittiRain and Ben Sethinun Jariyavilaskul as screenwriters[4](https://www.dramabl.com/drama/burnout-syndrome/) |
| Source | Novel *Burnout Syndrome - ภาวะรักคนหมดไฟ* by JittiRain[3](https://mementobl.com/en/series/34/) |
| Main cast | Off Jumpol (Koh), Gun Atthaphan (Jira), Dew Jirawat (Pheem), Emi Thasorn Klinnium (Ing), AJ Chayapol (Mawin), Thor Thinnaphan (Ben)[2](https://www.iq.com/album/burnout-syndrome-2025-25iso5j37mt?lang=en_us) |
| Audience rating | 13+ in Thailand[1](https://www.thaicontentdb.com/dramas/cmhoqpyss014a030retnx69v6) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
The story follows Jira ([Gun Atthaphan](https://www.edgepedia.org/gun-atthaphan)), a young artist who is suddenly fired from his job and falls into burnout syndrome, the state of emotional exhaustion the title refers to. Seeking relief, he visits a bar called BURNOUT, a space designed for people worn down by work, where he meets Pheem (Dew Jirawat), a charming IT specialist; the two hit it off and exchange phone numbers[5](https://www.gmm-tv.com/contents/zXvnM/?fbrefresh=CAN_BE_ANYTHING) • [7](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1770702674).
Through Pheem, Jira encounters Koh Korrawick ([Off Jumpol](https://www.edgepedia.org/off-jumpol)), a reclusive startup CEO and owner of a well-known online shopping platform who despises meeting people and needs a stand-in to represent him in business negotiations. Koh hires Jira as "Mr. K" under one condition: Koh himself will pose for Jira's paintings. The arrangement revives Jira's art, blurs the line between inspiration and desire, and draws both men into a relationship that goes beyond employment, while Pheem enters the same game as a rival for Jira's heart[2](https://www.iq.com/album/burnout-syndrome-2025-25iso5j37mt?lang=en_us) • [8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqtE21HQ-KU).
### Cast and characters
- **Off Jumpol Adulkittiporn as Koh Korrawick**: an anti-social, wealthy startup CEO who does not trust people and avoids facing his own traumas; his relationship with Jira moves beyond the professional[2](https://www.iq.com/album/burnout-syndrome-2025-25iso5j37mt?lang=en_us) • [11](https://www.mustafasonmez.com/en/burnout-syndrome-bl/).
- **Gun Atthaphan Phunsawat as Jira**: a burned-out artist who has lost his job and makes a deal with Koh for money, caught between Pheem, whom he met at the Burnout Bar, and Koh[11](https://www.mustafasonmez.com/en/burnout-syndrome-bl/).
- **Dew Jirawat Sutivanichsak as Pheem**: both a childhood friend and a business colleague of Koh, a figure in the love triangle and also caught in the middle of Koh's business decisions[11](https://www.mustafasonmez.com/en/burnout-syndrome-bl/).
- **Emi Thasorn Klinnium as Ing**: Jira's loyal friend[2](https://www.iq.com/album/burnout-syndrome-2025-25iso5j37mt?lang=en_us).
- Supporting roles include AJ Chayapol Jutamas as Mawin and Thor Thinnaphan Tantui as Ben[2](https://www.iq.com/album/burnout-syndrome-2025-25iso5j37mt?lang=en_us).
## Production and release
The series was announced at GMMTV's new-lineup event "GMMTV 2025 RIDING THE WAVE" on 26 November 2024 as part of the 2025 slate[9](https://sip-thailand.com/drama/drama-info/5070/). Official filming began on 29 August 2025, with the three leads Off, Gun, and Dew attending the camera-opening ceremony[10](https://www.daradaily.com/news/153830/read).
**Broadcast pattern.** Episodes aired weekly on GMM25 on Wednesday evenings at 20:30, with online release on the iQIYI app and website at 21:30; internationally, episodes with English subtitles appeared on the GMMTV YouTube channel[5](https://www.gmm-tv.com/contents/zXvnM/?fbrefresh=CAN_BE_ANYTHING) • [6](https://world-of-bl.com/index.php/Thai/BurnoutSyndrome). In Japan, the series streamed on Rakuten TV simultaneously with Thailand and reached first place on the platform's daily ranking[7](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1770702674).
The soundtrack includes "My Forever," performed by Off Jumpol and Gun Atthaphan, and a second theme performed by Louis Thanawin, Ford Allan, and Fluke Nattanon[5](https://www.gmm-tv.com/contents/zXvnM/?fbrefresh=CAN_BE_ANYTHING).
## Reception
Aggregated viewer scores placed the series in the mid-to-high range: IMDb listed 7.4/10 from 757 votes[12](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34919837), iBoy.tv recorded 8.0/10 from 2,038 ratings[13](https://iboy.tv/title/burnout-syndrome), and the DramaBL database gave a score of 72.5 from 22 votes[4](https://www.dramabl.com/drama/burnout-syndrome/).
**Critical response.** A Thai review highlighted the production's mature tone: the series uses warm, muted color grading, restrained lighting in bar and café scenes, and a quiet emotional register to convey the exhaustion of its characters, a style the reviewer described as closer to Thai indie film than to typical GMMTV youth drama, with the Burnout Bar itself designed as a visible refuge for worn-out people[14](https://entertainment.trueid.net/detail/8y4E6vDkojzY). A Turkish-language review site scored it 6.6, describing it as a slow-paced story of healing burdened by trauma rather than a passionate romance, and noting that the lead actors, now over 30, play more mature characters than in their earlier work[11](https://www.mustafasonmez.com/en/burnout-syndrome-bl/). A viewer review on the same theme praised the styling, color grading, and the immersive original artwork, while criticizing the handling of Koh's childhood trauma and the ending[15](https://www.gayrr.com/burnout-syndrome-thai-series/).
## The title's double meaning
The English title names the clinical condition around which the story is built. In Thai public-health material, burnout syndrome (ภาวะหมดไฟ) is described as emotional exhaustion resulting from prolonged, excessive work stress, marked by emotional depletion, withdrawal from others, and a reduced sense of personal accomplishment[16](https://www.ddc.moph.go.th/uploads/publish/1428020230522105258.pdf) • [17](https://med.pi.ac.th/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20250316211159.pdf). The series applies this framing to its protagonist: Jira's burnout is portrayed not as a single dramatic breakdown but as a gradual draining of his art, sense of self, and capacity to love, and the bar where the story begins is presented as a refuge for people in that state[13](https://iboy.tv/title/burnout-syndrome) • [7](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1770702674).
## References
1. [ภาวะรักคนหมดไฟ (2568) - ThaiContentDB](https://www.thaicontentdb.com/dramas/cmhoqpyss014a030retnx69v6)
2. [Burnout Syndrome (2025) - iQIYI](https://www.iq.com/album/burnout-syndrome-2025-25iso5j37mt?lang=en_us)
3. [Burnout Syndrome — MeMento Boys Love](https://mementobl.com/en/series/34/)
4. [Burnout Syndrome - DramaBL](https://www.dramabl.com/drama/burnout-syndrome/)
5. [Burnout Syndrome ภาวะรักคนหมดไฟ Special [1/4] - GMMTV](https://www.gmm-tv.com/contents/zXvnM/?fbrefresh=CAN_BE_ANYTHING)
6. [WoBL | Thai / Burnout Syndrome](https://world-of-bl.com/index.php/Thai/BurnoutSyndrome)
7. [『Burnout Syndrome』あらすじ・相関図・見どころ - アニメイトタイムズ](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1770702674)
8. [[Official Trailer] Burnout Syndrome ภาวะรักคนหมดไฟ - YouTube, GMMTV OFFICIAL](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqtE21HQ-KU)
9. [OffGun主演『Burnout Syndrome』まとめ - Sip Thailand](https://sip-thailand.com/drama/drama-info/5070/)
10. [Q1 มาแล้ว! "ออฟ-กัน-ดิว" เปิดกล้องซีรีส์ "Burnout Syndrome ภาวะรักคนหมดไฟ" - Daradaily](https://www.daradaily.com/news/153830/read)
11. [Burnout Syndrome (2026) Thai BL Dramas - mustafasonmez.com](https://www.mustafasonmez.com/en/burnout-syndrome-bl/)
12. [Burnout Syndrome (TV Series 2025– ) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34919837)
13. [Burnout Syndrome (2025) - iBoy.tv](https://iboy.tv/title/burnout-syndrome)
14. [รีวิว Burnout Syndrome ภาวะรักคนหมดไฟ (2025) - TrueID](https://entertainment.trueid.net/detail/8y4E6vDkojzY)
15. [Burnout Syndrome (Thai Series) - LGBTQ+ Culture and Life](https://www.gayrr.com/burnout-syndrome-thai-series/)
16. [ภาวะหมดไฟ (Burnout Syndrome) - กรมควบคุมโรค กระทรวงสาธารณสุข](https://www.ddc.moph.go.th/uploads/publish/1428020230522105258.pdf)
17. [ภาวะหมดไฟ หรือ Burnout Syndrome - สถาบันพระปกเกล้า](https://med.pi.ac.th/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20250316211159.pdf)
---
*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › International serial drama and telenovelas › Turkish, Middle Eastern, and African serials › Thai serial dramas (lakorn) › Premiered 2025 to 2026*
*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*
*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*
License: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license