[Anchor] Spring is in full swing, and with it comes a season-long drowsiness for many people. In business districts crowded with office workers, nap-friendly rest spots that let people sleep through their lunch break are becoming increasingly popular. Reporter Kim Seonhong visited one of those places.[Reporter] When you step into the comic café, pillows and blankets — not manga — are what catch your eye. Even the reading nooks are fitted with soft mats. The café sells a lunch-plus-usage package aimed at office workers and even offers shower facilities. On weekday lunchtimes, when sleepiness hits, employees pile comic books beside their heads and take a nap.「Cafe patron」 \"Honestly, I come here to sleep. There's plenty of space and it's cozy. I rest better here than collapsing at my desk, so the afternoon's work goes a bit smoother.\"As spring settles in, the number of customers who come specifically to escape seasonal sleepiness has risen.「Jeong Amin / Manager of Anipark (Samseong branch)」 \"We definitely see more visitors in the spring than in winter.\"Another café has dedicated sleep seats. The fee is 8,000 KRW (approximately 6 USD) for an hour, and the seats fill up as soon as lunch begins.「Jung Unmo / CEO of Shim Story」 \"By about 11:40, all nine sleep seats are taken. People who arrive a bit later have to use the lounge…\" This location also rents earplugs and eye masks. \"I'll take a quick nap during lunch, too,\" the reporter adds.Office workers say they turn to these rest spaces because many workplaces lack proper places to rest.「Cafe patron」 \"If you need a nap, you'd try to rest at your desk, but that's not nearly as comfortable as somewhere like this.\"「Jung Unmo / CEO of Shim Story」 \"This is an older part of town, and some offices don't have the modern break facilities you see in new buildings, so people end up using shared spaces like this.\"Recently, a theater in Seoul's Gangnam district even ran an event renting recliner seats for napping. On warm spring afternoons, when eyelids grow heavy, many workers are choosing sleep over lunch.This is Kim Seonhong for Yonhap News TV. [Video reporting: Song Cheolhong]#sleepcafe #comiccafe #nap #goodnap #springfatigueYonhap News TV — Tips and inquiries: KakaoTalk/LINE jebo23, Kim Seonhong (redsun@yna.co.kr)
Discover the Rise of Nap Cafes: Why Asian Workers Are Choosing Sleep Over Lunch
Kim Sun-hong | 2026.04.20
[Anchor] Spring is in full swing, and with it comes a season-long drowsiness for many people. In business districts crowded with office workers, nap-friendly rest spots that let people sleep through their lunch break are becoming increasingly popular. Reporter Kim Seonhong visited one of those places.[Reporter] When you step into the comic café, pillows and blankets — not manga — are what catch your eye. Even the reading nooks are fitted with soft mats. The café sells a lunch-plus-usage package aimed at office workers and even offers shower facilities. On weekday lunchtimes, when sleepiness hits, employees pile comic books beside their heads and take a nap.「Cafe patron」 \"Honestly, I come here to sleep. There's plenty of space and it's cozy. I rest better here than collapsing at my desk, so the afternoon's work goes a bit smoother.\"As spring settles in, the number of customers who come specifically to escape seasonal sleepiness has risen.「Jeong Amin / Manager of Anipark (Samseong branch)」 \"We definitely see more visitors in the spring than in winter.\"Another café has dedicated sleep seats. The fee is 8,000 KRW (approximately 6 USD) for an hour, and the seats fill up as soon as lunch begins.「Jung Unmo / CEO of Shim Story」 \"By about 11:40, all nine sleep seats are taken. People who arrive a bit later have to use the lounge…\" This location also rents earplugs and eye masks. \"I'll take a quick nap during lunch, too,\" the reporter adds.Office workers say they turn to these rest spaces because many workplaces lack proper places to rest.「Cafe patron」 \"If you need a nap, you'd try to rest at your desk, but that's not nearly as comfortable as somewhere like this.\"「Jung Unmo / CEO of Shim Story」 \"This is an older part of town, and some offices don't have the modern break facilities you see in new buildings, so people end up using shared spaces like this.\"Recently, a theater in Seoul's Gangnam district even ran an event renting recliner seats for napping. On warm spring afternoons, when eyelids grow heavy, many workers are choosing sleep over lunch.This is Kim Seonhong for Yonhap News TV. [Video reporting: Song Cheolhong]#sleepcafe #comiccafe #nap #goodnap #springfatigueYonhap News TV — Tips and inquiries: KakaoTalk/LINE jebo23, Kim Seonhong (redsun@yna.co.kr)
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