로열 파이럿츠 (Royal Pirates)

Royal Pirates (로얄 파이럿츠) is a Korean-American rock band formed in 2004. The band consists of Kim Moon-chul (vocals, guitar), Kim Soo-yoon (drums), and James Lee (bass guitar). Formerly known as Fading From Dawn, Richard, Moonchul's brother, the bassist in the band, died in 2008 in a car accident. Consequently, Moonchul and Sooyoon felt that they could not be Fading From Dawn without Richard and decided to change the band's name. Members Current Kim Moon-chul김문철金門哲 September 2, 1988 (age 25)Lead Vocalist, Guitar Kim Soo-yoon김수윤金洙尹 December 17, 1989 (age 24)Drums, Backing vocals James Lee이주현李珠鉉 June 9, 1988 (age 25)Bass, Backing vocals Former members Kim Moon Chan (김문찬, 金門讚); born October 4, 1986; died April 11, 2008 (aged 21) http://royal-pirates.com/ http://cafe.naver.com/royalpirates https://www.facebook.com/royalpirates https://twitter.com/royalpirates https://www.youtube.com/user/royalpiratesband History 2004-2008: Fading From Dawn[edit] The group was formerly known as Fading From Dawn from 2004 with the guitarist-vocalist Kim Moon-chul, drummer Kim Soo-yoon and bassist Richard Kim, Moon-chul's older brother. They used to play at several Korean events such as the annual Korean Festival in Orange County. After Richard's death in April 2008 in a car accident in Pomona, California, they rarely played live anymore since they had no bass player. 2009-2012: Popularity, YouTube and Demo releases With their talent and originality, Royal Pirates gained fame on YouTube by uploading covers. In September 2008, Moon-chul and Soo-yoon posted their first cover "Time is Running Out" by Muse on their YouTube account. After that, they kept uploading rock versions of hit songs such as "Nobody" by Wonder Girls, "Mirotic" by DBSK, and "Circus" by Britney Spears, the latter reached 18 thousand viewers in just two weeks and was also featured on Britney's homepage. Their first original demo was released on the internet was "Royal Villain". Soo-yoon's song "Like Butterflies" was also released soon after. In May 2009, Royal Pirates appeared on Korean News Channel YTN where they were presented as an independent rock band which became a new YouTube sensation, getting over ten thousand views with their powerful instrumentals and brilliant videos. They covered the song "Sorry Sorry" by Super Junior in Spring 2009 and after the video was posted on the Korean website Cyworld, the band received an invitation from the writer of Star King to appear on their show. However, the band declined the invitation since they had "major conflicts with school" and "scheduling was difficult for both of [them]". Also, they did not want to leave the image of a "Cover Band" to the world and to Korea. James Lee joined Royal Pirates as a bassist in September 2009 and in October 2009, Royal Pirates appeared on KOME channel to introduce their new bassist. In March 2010, Royal Pirates released the music video for their new original song and demo "Disappear". They declared that "This is not the actual debut of Royal Pirates. This MV was made independently for the fans and also for promotion of the band." 2013-present: Debut Royal Pirates debuted on August 25, 2013 at Inkigayo with their digital single "Shout Out". On January 15, 2014 Royal Pirates released their first EP "Drawing The Line". Members Current Kim Moon-chul김문철金門哲 September 2, 1988 (age 25)Lead Vocalist, Guitar Kim Soo-yoon김수윤金洙尹 December 17, 1989 (age 24)Drums, Backing vocals James Lee이주현李珠鉉 June 9, 1988 (age 25)Bass, Backing vocals Former members Kim Moon Chan (김문찬, 金門讚); born October 4, 1986; died April 11, 2008 (aged 21) Korean discography Digital Singles 2013: Shout Out Extended plays 2014: Drawing The Line Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.