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GMK CYL Ramune is the pastel pivot the CYL catalog needed
GMK CYL Ramune opened on 2026-05-15 across ten regional vendors simultaneously — the broadest multi-vendor launch in the CYL sub-line's history. The pastel dual-blue and pink colorway is a deliberate break from the darker European-influenced palettes that have defined CYL since its first runs.
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Week 22 / 2026
open trends tracker →Trending — what's moving on the tracker
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HMX Cloud V2
+49%
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Cherry MX2A
-31%
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Hall Effect / Rapid Trigger
+60%
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GMK CYL Prussian Alert
+59%
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GMK CYL Ramune
+44%
layout
75% Layout
+38%
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