Move aside CNWho & FT Idgaf ~ Royal Pirates to debut in Korea

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Those who have been listening to Korean pop music for a long time have probably heard about the group Royal Pirates. This California-based rock band rose to Internet fame with their covers of popular Korean pop songs in 2008. After a long wait, it seems that they will be debuting in Korea after all.

They initially started as Fading from Dawn in 2004, but changed names when one of its band members, brother to vocalist Moonchul, died in an accident. As the other members felt they couldn't keep the same name without him in the band, Fading from Dawn became Royal Pirates.

Right after their name change they started recording their "Youtube famous" covers of songs like Super Junior's "Sorry Sorry", Wonder Girls' "Nobody", and TVXQ's "Mirotic". Apart from the K-Pop songs they also released their own version of Britney Spears' "Circus" and "Time is Running Out", a song from Muse, the band they claim has had a lot of influence on them.

It didn't take long for them to get noticed by K-Pop fans and the music industry, as they got love calls from Korea, asking them to appear on different shows. The popular show "Star King" was one of them. But as the boys didn't want to be labeled as just a K-Pop cover band, they declined the offers, and went on to work on their own music.

This resulted in the release of "Disappear", a song that they released independently with its own music video as well. The EP they promised to release never came as it seemed that the boys did answer one of the calls, and left for Korea not that long after.

A Tumblr account dedicated to the band revealed today that they are recording demo versions for songs at the moment, but aren't planning on recording an official album yet. They did say they'll be debuting in Korea, but they don't know when they'll be able to do so yet. Royal Pirates also revealed that they, most likely, will not be appearing on music shows like M! Countdown, Inkigayo, or any other show that doesn't support live instruments, as they don't want to handsync.

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Comments

[yunho.livejournal.com]

omg i love these guys they're seriously 'debuting' in korea now? :'D

and good for them sticking to their principles.

[sumo-mo.livejournal.com]

just here for the gif!
Ron fucking Swanson in my Omona!

[weaselbee.livejournal.com]

me too! god i love ron swanson!

[violetrosie.livejournal.com]

the singer is cute~

awaiting further developments.

[decodexx.livejournal.com]

I remember when that Disappear MV came out last yea. I really like them and I love their dedication to giving real music/performances.

[decodexx.livejournal.com]

*year

[katiewenchh.livejournal.com]

shit i forgot about these guys. i loved disappear when they released it.

[fay-of-sunshine.livejournal.com]

Yes!! I freaking loved their covers!
That song is awesome, love the vid too.
The one on the right...just unf!!

[star-riku.livejournal.com]

They're really really nice. I chatted with the lead singer once on myspace chat around the time the "Sorry Sorry" cover came out. They also answer their formspring questions and whatnot. I love how open and friendly they are to their fans- it's not often you see a group so willing to communicate with their fans.

[zeus.livejournal.com]

fuck yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah \o/

[princess-momo.livejournal.com]

Meh.

[katyip.livejournal.com]

FUCK YESH :D

[orangelauren.livejournal.com]

so happy for them! I remember checking them out for some reason when i first got into kpop.

[geureiseu.livejournal.com]

MOONCHULLLLLL~

Lol I was only expecting them to appear in Star King. (or did they???) But now they are gonna debut!

Royal Treasures are gonna celebrate! Woot!

[geureiseu.livejournal.com]

LOL I overreacted... I thought I'm gonna see them on Inkigayo or somewhere.

And lol so many DNW from these guys. Anyhow... still escited for them. XD

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

Here to say the title made me LOL.

[kms012.livejournal.com]

+1

[chibi-rei.livejournal.com]

Ooooooo! :D Me likey!
Was wondering if they'd ever come over here.

[pencil-smudged.livejournal.com]

Will definitely be keeping an eye out for these guys!

[taeminsponytail.livejournal.com]

totally forgot about them, I didn't know they had an MV out either

the last thing I heard about them was the Star King thing

[holly-berri.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of them before now, but I love them already <3

[hyonimilk.livejournal.com]

Hell yeah!

As a FTI fan I should be angry but I ain't even mad these guys are awesome

[seungigi.livejournal.com]

I love themmmm amg

[invadeddreams.livejournal.com]

iuzsgdf FUCK YEAH.

[aponny.livejournal.com]

HELL YEAH *_________*
(http://tinypic.com?ref=lw1uu)

[starlit-skys.livejournal.com]

You commented what I'm feeling inside ♥

[jaerotic.livejournal.com]

I am excite I loved their coversss. ;~;

[cookiedealer.livejournal.com]

YES!

[mayshy.livejournal.com]

omg what?! now way! sorry, but i am so excited, they're amazing! i even had a Moonchul icon, but that was in my other laptop, damn. yay for them though and i love Disappear.

[vsays.livejournal.com]

But I like CNWho and FT Idgaf...

On another note, I like how these guys seem to know exactly what they want/how they want it and is sticking to it. Looks promising.