Nearly three years we interviewed SoCal (Southern California) independent rock band Royal Pirates.

The group started in 2004, originally as Fading From Dawn, featuring guitarist-vocalist Moonchul Kim, drummer Sooyoon Kim, and bassist Richard Kim (Moonchul's older brother). Unfortunately, after a tragic car accident in Pomona, California, Richard died at the age of 21 in April of 2008.

The remaining duo renamed the group to Royal Pirates and they later added bassist James Lee to return to a three member band. The group gained popularity through YouTube covers of popular Kpop hits such as Super Junior's "Sorry Sorry" and Wonder Girls' "Nobody". Their popularity even led for them to receive a love call from Star King.

The group has kept quiet as of late but they recently uploaded a wonderful cover of Ailee's "Heaven", check it out below!

Hey guys! This is Team RP. As the Royal Pirates mentioned earlier today on Facebook and Twitter, we wanted to share a small piece of what RP has been up to lately. After almost 7 months since their last public performance, we all have been working passionately in Korea for RP's next step. Hope you guys enjoy this raw cover RP recently recorded for you all~ More exciting updates to come! Please stay tuned with us on Facebook & Twitter for all the lastest updates and whereabouts. We love you guys! Thanks for supporting Royal Pirates! - Team RP