- Debut
- 201701.09
- Birthday
- 02.151993
- Genre
- Hip-hop
Basic info
Ravi is a rapper and producer who debuted as a rapper in the boy group VIXX and went solo in 2017. His signature songs include 〈Bomb〉, 〈Live〉 and 〈Paradise〉.
- Debut
- January 9, 2017 · Debut song Bomb
- Debut agency
- GROOVL1N
- Birthday
- February 15, 1993
- Years active
- 2017–
- Genre
- Hip-hop
- Real name
- 김원식
- Debut reference
- Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.
걸어온 길
He went through Mnet's 〈MyDOL〉 and debuted as a member of VIXX in 2012. In 2015 he was also active with Leo in the unit VIXX LR.
After releasing the mixtape 《R.ebirth》 in 2016, he made his solo debut on January 9, 2017 with his first mini album 《R.eal1ze》. San E took part in the title track 〈Bomb〉.
In 2019 he released 〈Live〉 with CHUNG HA, and that same year he founded GROOVL1N to produce his own records. He released his first full-length album 《El Dorado》 in 2020 and his second, 《Love & Fight》, in 2022.
He was called up as a social service agent in October 2022. He left VIXX in April 2023, and on August 10 that year the Seoul Southern District Court sentenced him to one year in prison, suspended for two years, for violating the Military Service Act. He completed his service on December 13, 2025, and released the single 〈Dust〉 in June 2026.
Signature songs
- Bomb 2017 YouTube Spotify
- Live 2019 YouTube Spotify
- Rockstar 2020 YouTube Spotify
- Paradise 2020 YouTube Spotify
- Winner 2022 YouTube Spotify
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Key releases
- 2017.01 R.eal1ze1st mini albumTitle track 〈Bomb〉
- 2019.03 R.ook Book2nd mini album
- 2019.11 Limitless3rd mini albumReleased in two parts
- 2020.02 El Dorado1st studio albumTitle track 〈Rockstar〉
- 2020.07 ParadiseMiniTitle track featuring Ha Sung-woon
- 2021.06 RosesMini
- 2022.02 Love & Fight2nd studio albumTitle track 〈Winner〉
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Major awards
- 2021 KBS Entertainment Awards, Show/Variety Rookie Award
Key records and stories
- He debuted as a member of VIXX in 2012 and formed the unit VIXX LR with Leo in 2015.
- He founded the hip-hop label GROOVL1N in 2019.
- From 2019 to 2022 he was a fixed cast member of season 4 of KBS's 〈2 Days & 1 Night〉.
- On August 10, 2023 he was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years, for violating the Military Service Act, and the sentence was finalized.
- He wrote and produced every song on his solo debut album himself.
- In 2018 he held his first solo tour across 10 European cities.
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DPR Live — Photo: JLibert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Woo Won-jae — Photo: SBS Radio · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
pH-1 — Photo: Explicit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ash Island — Photo: Explicit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons