Royal Pirates Members Profile

Royal Pirates Members Profile

Royal Pirates (로열 파이럿츠) is a Korean-American rock band that consist of Moon Kim and Sooyoon. Former member: James Lee. The band debuted on August 25, 2013 with the song “Shout Out”, under Apple Eye.

Royal Pirates Official Fandom Name: Royal Treasures
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Royal Pirates Official Site / Accounts:
Instagram: @official_royalpirates
Fan Cafe: royalpirates
Website: Royal Pirates

Moon Kim

Stage Name: Moon Kim (문김)
Birth Name: Kim Moonchul (김문철)
English Name: Andrew
Position: Lead Vocalist, Guitarist
Birthday: September 2, 1988
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Height: 178 cm (5’8″)
Blood Type: O
Twitter: @moonchul

Moon Kim Facts:
– He was born in Incheon, South Korea.
– He is good at composing music, writing, and arrangement.
– Besides guitar, he can play the drums and bass.
– He wrote their songs ‘Haru’, ‘Seoul Hillbilly’, and ‘Disappear’.
– He is afraid of bugs especially cockroaches and praying mantises.
– He started singing after he heard the song ‘My Heart Will Go On’ by Celine Dion.
– He is the most fluent in Japanese among all the members.
– He loves ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Romance of Three Kingdoms’.
– His favorite bands are Coldplay and Muse
– He got the nickname ‘Moonsava’ after his appearance on the variety show ‘Law of the City’.
– Moon Kim had a brother named Richard Kim (who use to be in the band (named back then “Fading from Dawn”) since 2004 to 2008) but passed away due to a car accident in April 12, 2008.
– After his death, the rest of the members changed their band name and re-debuted as Royal Pirates.
– He first debuted with stage name “Moon” but due to search issues in both English (the Moon) and Korean (문- door) he changed it to “Moon Kim” in 2014.
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Sooyoon

Stage Name: Sooyoon (수윤) (Previously EXSY (액시))
Birth Name: Kim Sooyoon (김수윤)
Position: Vocalist, Drummer
Birthday: December 17, 1989
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 180 cm (5’9″)
Blood Type: A
Instagram: @sooyoon_kim

Sooyoon Facts:
– He was born in Seoul, South Korean.
– He has the best fashion in the group. He is known for his unique fashion.
– He is a composer, music producer, and lyricist.
– He can also play bass, guitar and used to play the piano and saxophone.
– He has released a few solo songs including ‘One Hundred Roses’ and ‘Like Butterflies’.
– He wrote the lyrics to ‘Love Toxic’, ‘Supernatural’ and ‘Without You’.
– He has been playing the drums since he was 13 and the guitar since he was 14.
– He hates rain.
– He watches a lot of anime and reads mangas. His favorite piece is ‘One Piece.
– He loves animals, especially dogs.
– He has a pet hedgehog named BamToy.
– He is the only members who still wears earrings. He has one piercing his right ear and two in his left one.
– He has five tattoos. Two on his chest, one on his back, and two on his arm.
– In October he changed his stage name to EXSY but he changed it back to Sooyoon in 2017.

Temporary Member:
Enik

Stage Name: Enik
Birth Name: Enik Lin
Position: Synth
Birthday: May 6
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Height: 179 cm (5’9″)
Weight: 56 kg (123 lbs)

Enik Facts:
– When Royal Pirates started he was a temporary member, he helped the members work on songs and you can find him in some MVs, after a while he left the band.
– He’s also a member of IAMMEDIC and FYKE
– He was born into a family of musicians.
– He owns two male corgies, Cubby & Mowgli.
– His role model is his mother.
– His religion is Christianity.
– To him the most important things are 1. God, 2. Family (Including his corgies) and 3. Friends.
– He speaks English, Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese.
– He loves Japanese food.
– He was a former member of Burning Tree Project.

Former Member:
James Lee

Stage Name: James Lee
Birth Name: James Lee Joohyun (제임스 리)
Position: Bass, Keyboardist
Birthday: June 9, 1988
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Height: 190 cm (6’3″)
Blood Type: A

James Lee Facts:
– He was born in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
– Education: California State University.
– He has been playing the bass since he was in sixth grade.
– Other than the bass he can also play six string guitars, and played the trumpet in fourth grade.
– He wrote their song ‘Better Everything’ and the English lyrics to ‘You’.
– He loves food.
– Before joining Royal Pirates he was in in other bands such as Metalcore, Azusa, and Frontman.
– He used to play water polo.
– His nickname is Adonis because of his well-sculptured body.
– When he signed to his label in 2011, his could only speak basic Korean.
– He is known for being friendly.
– He is friends with lots of other idols such as U-Kiss’s Kevin, f(x)’s Amber, Eric Nam. and Busker Brad.
– He got into an accident in June 2015 and he hurt his wrist (a door frame fell upon him as he entered a restaurant to meet a friend for their birthday)
– Because of the accident, he had to give up playing bass and changed his position to the keyboardist/programmer.
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