In the affluent Seoul neighbourhood of Daechi, Hyun Sung-joo has a dilemma.

His cafe is sometimes visited by Cagongjok, a term for mostly young South Koreans who love to study or work at cafes, but there's a limit.

He says one customer recently set up a workspace in his cafe which included two laptops and a six-port power strip to charge all their devices - for an entire day.

"I ended up blocking off the power outlets," the cafe owner of 15 years tells the BBC.

"With Daechi's high rents, it's difficult to run a cafe if someone occupies a seat all day."