Ravi (rapper)
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Ravi on the red carpet of the 2016 Gaon Chart K-pop Awards
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| Native name | 김원식 |
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Kim Won-sik February 15, 1993 Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | Howon University |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Jellyfish Entertainment |
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Kim Won-sik (Hangul: 김원식, born February 15, 1993) better known by his stage name Ravi (Hangul: 라비), is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, producer, signed under Jellyfish Entertainment. He is a member of the South Korean boy group VIXX and VIXX sub-unit VIXX LR. He debuted as a solo artist on January 9, 2017, with the release of his debut mini album R.EAL1ZE.
Ravi was one of ten trainees who were contestants in Mnet's survival reality show MyDOL. He was also one of the six contestants selected to be part of the final line-up of the new boy group VIXX. The group debuted with "Super Hero" on May 24, 2012 on M! Countdown. During MyDOL; Ravi was featured in the music videos for Brian Joo's "Let This Die" and Seo In-guk's "Shake It Up". Ravi participated in writing "Super Hero", VIXX's debut single.
In 2013, he appeared in episode 4 of SBS's television drama The Heirs alongside his group members.
In 2014, Ravi collaborated with American artist Chad Future with "Rock the World" from Future's first mini album. Ravi also appeared in the music video for the single.
In 2015, after much deliberation, Ravi became a contestant of Mnet's television rap competition series Show Me the Money 4 but was eliminated in the second round. Ravi was featured as a rapper in Rain’s Chinese song "Diamond Love" from the soundtrack of the Chinese drama Diamond Lover (克拉戀人).
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