Author Topic: need help finding keyboards in seoul (Read 16081 times)

dez · « **on:** Fri, 13 May 2011, 03:15:50 »

as per thread title, i am in seoul for a few more days however i cant seem to find any filco or leopold board here..
can anyone enlighten me on where can i get this board. my top priority is the filco tenkeyless blue.

i have been to yongsan namely ipark mall but they dont carry it.

thanks in advance.

calavera · « **Reply #1 on:** Fri, 13 May 2011, 04:23:27 »

There's leopold near yongsan station. #1 being yongsan station exit and #4 being shin-yongsan station exit.

http://leopold.co.kr/?doc=cart/leopold_map.php

#4 shin-yongsan station is where you want to go. If you're taking the sub get off at shin-yongsan (translated to new-yongsan

) and get out through exit #5.

The red building is where Leopold is located. Yongsung bistel(?) building #1602 located on 16th floor.
I've never been there so that's where there I assume their HQ/store is located.

brkim1324 · « **Reply #2 on:** Fri, 13 May 2011, 22:58:56 »

http://www.iomania.co.kr/
http://www.leopold.co.kr

these two stores are both placed in YongSan as far as I am concerned.
They are two of the biggest websites for mechanical keyboards.
If you can visit them in YongSan, you can try out all the keyboards on site.

dez · « **Reply #3 on:** Sat, 14 May 2011, 06:11:08 »

sure i will check it out on mon and update you guys again..

btw brkim1324 seems like iomania build is in ilsan not yongsan based on the web.

brkim1324 · « **Reply #4 on:** Sat, 14 May 2011, 08:57:03 »

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btw brkim1324 seems like iomania build is in ilsan not yongsan based on the web.

my bad

but leopolds at yongsan thou!

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So bkim - have you BEEN to their Retail Store? They have models you can try? Or is it just a web store like Amazon?

Most of the Yongsan stores are independent stores. Except the real huge department stores, most of them just own small office space for display. When you want to buy
something they take out the products you want from the back. Leopold's same like that.
But most of the keyboards you want are on the front. The owner is kind and he lets you type anything you want.
So yes, you could say it's online store.
One time I was trying out Realforce, and he was watching me and said, "You won't know how good the keyboard is just by tapping on it. Especially Topre".
And he's right

brkim1324 · « **Reply #5 on:** Sat, 14 May 2011, 08:58:31 »

Oh iomania moved from Yongsan to Ilsan

I don't know when they moved but they were at Yongsan before

brkim1324 · « **Reply #6 on:** Sat, 14 May 2011, 16:26:49 »

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Do you hang around at OTD and KBDMania?

I hang around at KBDmania.
Although the internet is SOO slow from NY...
I am going Korea soon, so I will visit GH from Korea from next week XD

dez · « **Reply #7 on:** Sun, 15 May 2011, 09:28:31 »

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my bad but leopolds at yongsan thou!

Most of the Yongsan stores are independent stores. Except the real huge department stores, most of them just own small office space for display. When you want to buy
something they take out the products you want from the back. Leopold's same like that.
But most of the keyboards you want are on the front. The owner is kind and he lets you type anything you want.
So yes, you could say it's online store.
One time I was trying out Realforce, and he was watching me and said, "You won't know how good the keyboard is just by tapping on it. Especially Topre".
And he's right

no worries abt the mistake we all learn as we go..
anyway do u happen to know if the one at leopold(yongsan) if they do carry filco boards
thanks will update when i make a trip down tmr.

brkim1324 · « **Reply #8 on:** Sun, 15 May 2011, 10:17:11 »

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no worries abt the mistake we all learn as we go..
anyway do u happen to know if the one at leopold(yongsan) if they do carry filco boards
thanks will update when i make a trip down tmr.

yes they do. They have filcos, leopolds, HHKB, realforce, typenow and all other brands.

dez · « **Reply #9 on:** Tue, 17 May 2011, 11:58:52 »

hi everyone, i have successfully get a filco from leopold in seoul
heres the guide
get on subway line #4 and find your way to sinyongsan station
alight at the station and exit at exit number 5
turn right once out of exit 5 thats the building you are looking for,
take the lift up to level 16 unit number 1607
once there, theres quite a selection of keyboards for you to test.from leopold to filco to realforce.

i do have some pics of the place, will post it up soon..

brkim1324 · « **Reply #10 on:** Tue, 17 May 2011, 12:06:01 »

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hi everyone, i have successfully get a filco from leopold in seoul

Congrats! XD
Why did u go to Korea? Just for tour?
How was it??
Just curious how u liked ur trip

baller1308 · « **Reply #11 on:** Wed, 18 May 2011, 01:50:05 »

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yes they do. They have filcos, leopolds, HHKB, realforce, typenow and all other brands.

KBC Poker and Noppoo also? My grandparents are there now and I might ask them to pick up a couple of keyboards for me before they come back to the US.

dez · « **Reply #12 on:** Wed, 18 May 2011, 02:58:12 »

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Congrats! XD
Why did u go to Korea? Just for tour?
How was it??
Just curious how u liked ur trip

yup just went there for a tour to see the place as i am kinda interested in the culture there..
as for the trip..i really love it, great weather and people are friendly, food is good too..
the younger ppl there will have a little knowledge on english..so dont hesitate if you want to ask them something

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KBC Poker and Noppoo also? My grandparents are there now and I might ask them to pick up a couple of keyboards for me before they come back to the US.

i saw the poker not too sure abt the noppoo but basically u should be able to get what they offer at their website
http://www.leopold.co.kr/?doc=cart/list.php&ca_id=10

calavera · « **Reply #13 on:** Wed, 18 May 2011, 05:21:52 »

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Thanks, I'll add that you can try the keyboards in-store if you ask to the WW Shopping Wiki.

Do you hang around at OTD and KBDMania?

It would be nice to have a representative OTHER than Hamblet. He tends to go off in rants sometimes. Assuming he is the same guy here that went on a EPIC nsfw rant at KBDthorThemovie.org.

Don't feed the troll. He's been banned there for a reason.

RiGS · « **Reply #14 on:** Wed, 18 May 2011, 16:49:43 »

Only arrogant, asshat, gasbag gurus would bann a guy like him.
There is a reason this is the best forum.

dez · « **Reply #15 on:** Thu, 19 May 2011, 01:07:24 »

pics are here sorry for bad image quality..
pic of the building

pic of the level on the building

finally the pic of the shop/office

calavera · « **Reply #16 on:** Thu, 19 May 2011, 01:26:59 »

No pic of inside the shop?

RAICHU · « **Reply #17 on:** Thu, 19 May 2011, 01:34:53 »

Yes! Some more pictures of the store and the keyboards would be sweet. It makes me want to actually plan a trip ^_^

dez · « **Reply #18 on:** Thu, 19 May 2011, 05:21:12 »

sorry guys cant take pic inside cause its not really a shop, its an office space
what u will see inside is tables for their staff and 1 table for you to try out the boards.

Arcanius · « **Reply #19 on:** Wed, 15 June 2011, 18:46:00 »

Maybe this is a stupid question, but do the people around there know english? If I were to walk in and say "I want to try a Filco Ninja Tenkeyless with Brown Cherry switches," would they understand, or look at me funny?

dez · « **Reply #20 on:** Sun, 26 June 2011, 06:50:13 »

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Maybe this is a stupid question, but do the people around there know english? If I were to walk in and say "I want to try a Filco Ninja Tenkeyless with Brown Cherry switches," would they understand, or look at me funny?

not sure if all the staff there knows english but from my exp one of them knew, although not very good english but its sufficient i believe.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #21 on:** Sun, 26 June 2011, 07:01:18 »

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Only arrogant, asshat, gasbag gurus would bann a guy like him.
There is a reason this is the best forum.

Wow, are your lips THAT far up Ripster's ass?

Hey, can anyone help me find a Soul in Seoul?

asapple37 · « **Reply #22 on:** Tue, 28 June 2011, 07:26:26 »

haha,, Look so fun in Korea. I think they might understand what you are talking about, but you should know they're not really good at speaking in English..
Don't forget this,,, you don't need to say a sentence, because they hardly understand. you might say a WORD, like as " Filco, Ninja, tenkeyless, brown switch." I'm sure they know what you want exactly. Anyway I wish be there. Yes I'm Korean, but live in NZ.

brkim1324 · « **Reply #23 on:** Tue, 28 June 2011, 14:35:46 »

I am in Korea currently. Looks like I'd be staying here for at least couple of years.
Besides.. I am Korean XD.
I purchased and tried several more keyboards. I did purchase cherry compact blue. And several... non mechanical keyboards such as irock apple clone keyboard.
It just looks EXACTLY the same but with cheaper price. It's just more friendly to windows users like me so I am satisfied

The silver tone is refreshing sometimes.
(All my mech keys are black... and membranes too...)
There's a store called PCGear in Korea where you can try almost all of the mechanical keyboards and topres. I didn't visit there yet since I've been busy, but I might go there some time.
Upload some keyboard fetish pics for you guys...
Good to hear you had some fun in Korea

HapticBovinator · « **Reply #24 on:** Thu, 21 June 2012, 23:30:07 »

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There's a store called PCGear in Korea where you can try almost all of the mechanical keyboards and topres. I didn't visit there yet since I've been busy, but I might go there some time.

Hey, I'm trying to go to Seoul for the winter holidays. I'd like to visit a couple of shops with mechanicals. Do they generally show accessories as well (keys, bags, etc.) ? I'd like to visit PCGear and maybe another shop or two you could recommend, as long as they are accessible by train from Seoul.

cooldiscretion · « **Reply #25 on:** Wed, 06 August 2014, 13:07:53 »

Quote from: dez on Tue, 17 May 2011, 11:58:52

hi everyone, i have successfully get a filco from leopold in seoul
heres the guide
get on subway line #4 and find your way to sinyongsan station
alight at the station and exit at exit number 5
turn right once out of exit 5 thats the building you are looking for,
take the lift up to level 16 unit number 1607
once there, theres quite a selection of keyboards for you to test.from leopold to filco to realforce.

i do have some pics of the place, will post it up soon..

Does anyone know if this store is still present in Seoul? I'm trying to find the location of a keyboard store that I could
try out a bunch of boards somewhere in Seoul.

I saw someone mention above this was a Leopold store, but another person said they are no longer located here.

SSIPAK · « **Reply #26 on:** Wed, 06 August 2014, 13:16:07 »

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Author Topic: need help finding keyboards in seoul (Read 16081 times)