I went to the Funkeys store in Seoul last week. Here are some photos.
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That looks like such a fun place to visit.
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Ouuu that is awesome, I had seen a picture of that big keyboard mural on the wall but didn’t know it was from a physical keyboard store in Seoul.
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It’s really nice. Not a lot of truly custom or “high end” stuff, but all the layouts and switch types and keycap profiles you haven’t been able to try in person, and all arranged in a really bright and inviting way. Absolutely perfect way to introduce someone to how simple and fun the hobby can be.
Down in the basement of a nearby office building is Leaderskey, where they are there specifically to get you a good leopold, filco, or Realforce to utterly destroy some Zerg or spreadsheets, and they aren’t worried about selling you anything else. I paid pretty much MSRP for my TKL R3, but my guy kept piling in the extras (red Esc cap, neoprene case, cleaning kit, and I think one or two other things) until I actually felt pretty good about the value proposition, LOL.
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It was a lot of fun to check out this store. It’s a very laid back environment, and you can just try a bunch of stuff. It was really nice to be able to try some different switches, and I wound up buying some HMX x 80Retros Volume 0 silent linears, which I’m using right now to type this post.
Also worth checking out in Seoul is the Gangam Style statue, which is located in the Gangam District, of course.
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