The cause of the crowds forming in Harajuku this summer break: keychains shaped like keyboards that let you enjoy that satisfying “clack-clack” feel. They’re popular enough that even elementary schoolers are using them to relieve stress, but on 5ch, users traded skeptical takes — questioning whether the “it’s huge in Korea” story is even true, and dismissing it as just another fad in the vein of Rubik’s Cubes or fidget spinners.
Right now, “keyboard keychains” are drawing huge lines in Harajuku. With their addictive “clack-clack” feel and the fun of customizing them to your own taste, more and more people — kids and adults alike — are getting hooked! We took a look at this buzzworthy new trend.
It’s the tail end of summer vacation! A long line has formed in Harajuku, Tokyo. So what is everyone here for?
“I came here to build a keyboard keychain.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
5Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 14:52:40.37ID:qw01cw/V0
Some idiot's gonna start clacking that thing everywhere, no matter where he is lol
19Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:01:07.04ID:sNWn93hQ0
>>5
Seriously, lol
Sounds like it's gonna start fights like "clack clack clack, shut up already, moron!"
10Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 14:56:14.93ID:4E9mijvs0
Sounds perfect for a guy like me who used to gnaw on pencils like crazy
192Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 16:52:53.14ID:b84EyQZt0
>>10
That reminded me of myself
My parents used to worry and ask if I was hungry (because of the chewing noise)
11Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 14:57:58.72ID:HXg2od1O0
Hiroshi & Keyboard
Built myself a campfire stand, y'know
In year three (riffing on comedian Hiroshi's deadpan solo-camping monologue style)
206Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 17:10:18.34ID:b84EyQZt0
>>11
So what, you're saying you got cheated on?
23Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:04:32.69ID:cFvRDURd0
If the person on my left is squishing a squishy stress toy and the person on my right is clacking one of these, that'd stress me out more, not less
145Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 16:07:50.76ID:LY4zABit0
>>23
Same with the squishy-toy boom — stuff like that makes me seriously worried about Japan lol
39Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:10:19.37ID:pMjLrDJL0
Wait, seriously? You can pick the switch type?
51Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:12:49.52ID:1+PhH32r0
>>39
Just snap it while pretending to clean it
58Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:14:07.43ID:lL5KPjj40
Also, those neck-fan/cooler things are annoying too — felt like having a snake wrapped around my neck, so gross. Bought one at Don Quijote and threw it out within 30 minutes
70Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:17:36.32ID:V0NBr+nk0
Just buy an actual mechanical keyboard and carry that around instead
115Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:46:33.57ID:fQwMR4SU0
>>70
Kind of gives off Reiwa-era Tony Tani vibes (a flamboyant Showa-era comedian/entertainer known for outlandish gimmicks)
76Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:23:24.96ID:QfWW8TkL0
This is what I got for my elite early education
82Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:29:02.15ID:xoYkqCdT0
You can get an actual keyboard for about 1000 yen, so 2700 yen for this feels like a bit much
85Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:31:15.52ID:ANlU7U/E0
>>82
You're not getting a mechanical keyboard for a thousand yen
88Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:33:36.33ID:GMf4G4ae0
Those old IBM keyboards
94Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:35:37.18ID:ANlU7U/E0
>>88
Those were genuinely good
The early Apple ones were nice too
But once the price wars kicked in, they all turned to junk
148Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 16:09:31.63ID:6l06yROD0
>>94
The ones with that absurdly thick, heavy coiled cable! Lol
92Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:35:23.82ID:jajJLbaL0
They featured it on TV and said it's "going viral in Korea"
98Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:36:49.42ID:WUfHAIsn0
>>92
It's actually been popular over there for quite a while now
106Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:40:33.58ID:OAxYAK5o0
>>92
My bad
Seems like it was more of a manufactured/forced trend
108Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:41:35.28ID:TLWLWXkc0
Back in the day, people used to pop bubble wrap (packing cushioning material) for fun
109Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:42:58.98ID:RnDYKIXu0
>>108
Sounds like the bubble wrap company is doing just fine business-wise
114Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:46:32.41ID:r6eKh45P0
Feels like something you'd find on AliExpress
126Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:53:04.18ID:ewnptqzx0
>>114
Bought one of those years ago
133Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:57:45.75ID:2wgfa7/w0
Isn't this the same thing?
https://akiba-pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/news/1136595.html
136Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 15:59:48.32ID:zwObrFqL0
>>133
If it lets you reboot your PC from anywhere, that's a steal lol
164Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 16:23:33.15ID:FoqM1udE0
Speaking of clacking, this comes to mind — I was wondering why I hadn't seen it around, turns out it got banned
176Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 16:38:28.34ID:hBtyIURr0
With premium contactless keyboards like RealForce, the whole selling point is that they DON'T clack at all — you really never know what's going to catch on with people
197Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 16:59:08.98ID:xQ4ZcvoP0
>>176
That's not exactly a selling point lol
204Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 17:08:44.42ID:Eeq8AUMP0
Back in our day it was Hudson's Shu-Watch, right?
205Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 17:09:08.46ID:b84EyQZt0
When you're using a PC, buttons are just everywhere, nothing special — is it because smartphones don't have physical buttons anymore that this feels novel? Not that a phone with physical buttons would necessarily sell either… but if it lights up, maybe it'd even help as an anti-crime deterrent
207Anonymous2026/08/23(日) 17:11:56.60ID:dOl2qy0F0
>>205
Makes me nostalgic for the straight-bar-style flip phone (feature phone) era
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Breaking News+) thread “The addictive “clack-clack” feel of “keyboard keychains” — even elementary schoolers use them to blow off stress! Huge lines in Harajuku this summer break.”
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