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Title: [IC] DCS SOJU BLUE
Post by: Sauceinmyveins on Sun, 07 June 2026, 07:10:54

Hey guys, Neil from Typist Club here.
Introing DCS SOJU BLUE, the sequel by KEI (the designer behind KKB SOJU BLUE).
Inspo comes from Korean Jinro Retro Soju "Jinro Is Back".
Compared to the KKB version, DCS are tweaked based on SP ABS colors, and the novelties got a new design.

Kit Renders:
(https://i.postimg.cc/Vk5FjPzy/DCS-SOJU-blue-kit-base.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/nhM1vfp6/DCS-SOJU-blue-kit-alpha.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/FH1xjXh4/DCS-SOJU-blue-kit-pad.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/c4FmgLGs/DCS-SOJU-blue-kit-40s.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/6QT84gjF/DCS-SOJU-blue-kit-nov.jpg)

Links:
IC Form (https://forms.gle/1WAemwJNKtRQyGya8)
Designer's Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jei_kei_design/)
Typist Club Discord (https://discord.gg/FEEXkSwJ7U)
Dropping here because it feels illegal not to.
Just a heads up: we're based in China, so we won't be haunting this channel daily.
Lurk at your own discretion!


Colors:
Blue: BHG
Darker Blue: BE
White: WGE

Comfirmed Vendors:
AU: Keebz N Cables
CN: Typist Club
EU: Delta Key Co.
KR:Geonworks
UK: Proto[Typist]
US: BowlKeyboards
SG: Ktechs

Board Renders:
That's all. Peace.
(https://i.postimg.cc/28kGSBJX/dcs-SOJU-Blue-01.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/nc3kjhbY/dcs-SOJU-Blue-02.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/fTzCR0Fq/dcs-SOJU-Blue-03.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/4NW57xkQ/dcs-SOJU-Blue-04.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/CLcNBxT6/dcs-SOJU-Blue-05.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/Hs62ckDN/dcs-SOJU-Blue-06.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/MK9DMp2h/dcs-SOJU-Blue-07.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/sDTcQgCr/dcs-SOJU-Blue-08.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/xT6RJ1Vj/dcs-SOJU-Blue-09.jpg)

Title: Re: [IC] DCS SOJU BLUE
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Tue, 09 June 2026, 16:26:33

Approval bump :thumb:

Title: Re: [IC] DCS SOJU BLUE
Post by: white_rabbit on Tue, 09 June 2026, 16:49:29

Lovely, definitely interested.

Can you do exactly this but in red next?  :thumb:

Title: Re: [IC] DCS SOJU BLUE
Post by: Meeks33 on Tue, 09 June 2026, 16:57:33

Bump. KKB Soju is awesome. Nice to see some changes in the DCS novelties to change things up a bit

Title: Re: [IC] DCS SOJU BLUE
Post by: bayernlad on Tue, 09 June 2026, 19:38:04

Great idea. Can you do icon only mods within the base or a separate kit? It would cleaner.

6u spacebar in alphas kit please. Why is there a blue shade difference between alphas and base legends?

Icon mods would make this an amazing set

Title: Re: [IC] DCS SOJU BLUE
Post by: MartinThePolarBear on Tue, 09 June 2026, 21:21:44

Can you please add 10u Spacebars since this is DCS?

Title: Re: [IC] DCS SOJU BLUE
Post by: BJW on Tue, 09 June 2026, 23:44:06

I would like to see blue base with modifier color (not alpha)

Title: Re: [IC] DCS SOJU BLUE
Post by: Francisco on Wed, 10 June 2026, 03:32:08

You used a Korean name (Soju) but there's no Korean alphas?
Why? Sorry, I don't get it.

Title: Re: [IC] DCS SOJU BLUE
Post by: LightningXI on Wed, 10 June 2026, 10:17:38

Nice looking colorway! Love to see it in Gorton and DCS.

Have a few suggestions/comments for the kitting if you'd consider:

1. Would you consider doing classic styling for legends on the navigation cluster? i.e. "Prt Sc" / "Scroll Lock" / "Pause"
and "Delete" instead of "Del" for both R1 and R2 keys. I'd also make sure Pg Up and Pg Dn are spelled with a space between "Pg" and "Up/Dn"

2. Could you consider doing the thinner / corrected versions of tilde and quote/apostrophe? i.e. `/~ and ' "
This applies to both base and alt alphas kits

3. Can R2 1.5u Backspace be "Backspace" (one-line legend) instead of "Back | Space" (two lines)?

4. I see that a Tab, R1 2u Backspace and R2 1.5u Backspace were added to the Alphas kit to enable putting the set on two keyboards. It seems the color on these two Backspace keys should be the lighter blue. The R2 Backspace is also inconsistent in legend choice with the Base kit's.

5. Can there be a 6u spacebar added to Alphas kit?

6. I would suggest adding R1 Pg Dn and R1 End to Numpad kit to enable 1800s support.

I think that's all I can spot for now but please do consider these changes!

Title: Re: [IC] DCS SOJU BLUE
Post by: cht1821 on Wed, 17 June 2026, 11:46:34

very nice set

Title: Re: [IC] DCS SOJU BLUE
Post by: CONIN on Wed, 22 July 2026, 12:45:50

Wasn't the all blue (mono) set with Hangul sub-legends, part of the essence of this set?, would have loved to grab this in DCS, but the separate Blue Alphas kit and no Hangul sub-legends make it a deal-breaker to me.

Title: Re: [IC] DCS SOJU BLUE
Post by: dvorcol on Wed, 22 July 2026, 17:03:17

GB IS LIVE! Running 22 July - 16 August 2026

Perhaps there will be a GB thread soon? In the mean time, more info here - https://keyatlas.io/projects/dcs-soju-22-jul-16-aug-2026

Dark blue was dropped, so the final kits are quite different from those shown in the original post. For example, the blue alphas are the same color as the mods.

Title: Re: [IC] DCS SOJU BLUE
Post by: PandaKB on Wed, 22 July 2026, 20:25:37

The blue and white colorway is still a classic. It has always been a great look.

Title: Re: [IC] DCS SOJU BLUE
Post by: Arrinura on Wed, 22 July 2026, 20:33:11

It doesn't say in the IC or on keyatlas.io but unikeyboards is also a vendor for CA.

https://unikeyboards.com/products/gb-dcs-soju-blue-keycap-set

Title: Re: [IC] DCS SOJU BLUE
Post by: section311 on Sat, 25 July 2026, 00:55:15

Unikey is just the same as buying from China Vendor/Taobao almost. Dropshipping from China Warehouse. Sometimes better deal if you can get free shipping sometimes taobao is cheaper.
The advantage is its air freight from China not consolidated sea freight. So you get very fast upon release.