Ravi is a South Korean rapper, songwriter and producer, signed under Jellyfish Entertainment. He began his career as a rapper in 2012 in the South Korean boy group VIXX, [1] and later formed VIXX's first sub-unit VIXX LR with bandmate Leo in 2015. [2] Ravi's songwriting career began with his participation in co-writing VIXX's debut single "Super Hero". As of November 2016 with the release of VIXX 2016 Conception Ker , Ravi has contributed to the writing and composing of over 46 songs recorded by VIXX. Ravi is widely known for his participation of composing and songwriting rap portions for the group as well as lyrics and music.
The credits for the Korean releases are adapted from the official homepage of his group VIXX. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Year | Album | Song | Lyrics | Music | ||
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Credited | With | Credited | With | |||
2012 | Super Hero | "Starlight" | Rap | Jeong Hye Young | No | Andreas Oberg, Erik Lidbom and Jona Nilsson |
Rock Ur Body | "UUUUU" (아픈데 좋아; apeunde joh-a) | Yes | Kim Ji-hyang | No | Kim Du-heon | |
2013 | Hyde/Jekyll | "Light Up the Darkness" (어둠 속을 밝혀줘; eodum sog-eul barkhyeojwo) | Yes | — | No | Hyuk Shin, DK, Ross Lara |
"You're Mine" (그만 버티고; geuman beotigo) | Rap | Kim Ji-hyang | No | MELODESIGN, Park Gyunghyun | ||
"CHAOS" | Rap | Kim Ji-hyang, MELODESIGN | No | MELODESIGN | ||
"Say Love" (어떡하지; eotteokhaji) | Yes | AIS | No | Michael McGarity, Theresa Houston | ||
Voodoo | "Beautiful Killer" | Yes | Lee Yu-jin | No | Albi Albertsson, Chris Wahle | |
"Someday" | Yes | Kim Ji-hyang, MELODESIGN | No | MELODESIGN, Keeproots, Fascinating | ||
"Only U" (대답은 너니까; daedabeun neonikka) | Yes | Kim Ji-hyang | No | Hwang Se-jun, 4번타자, Shinsadong Tiger | ||
"Secret Night" | Yes | — | Yes | — | ||
"Say U Say Me" | Yes | Kiggen | No | Hyuk Shin, DK, Ross Lara | ||
"Love Come True" (오늘부터 내 여자; oneulbuteo nae yeoja) | Yes | Kim Ji-hyang | No | MELODESIGN | ||
"Super Hero" | Rap | Kiggen | No | Kiggen, Brent Paschke, Jimmy Richard Drew | ||
"On and On" (다칠 준비가 돼 있어; dachil junbiga dwae isseo) | Rap | Kim Eana | No | Hwang Se-jun, Albi Albertsson, Ricky Hanley, Kirstine Lind | ||
"Hyde" | Rap | Kim Eana | No | Hwang Se-jun, D3O | ||
2014 | Eternity | "Sad Ending" | Yes | Lee Seu Lan (Jam Factory) | No | Erik Lidbom, Jon Hallgren |
"Love, LaLaLa" | Yes | Kim Ji Hyang, MELODESIGN | No | MELODESIGN, Keeproots, fascinating | ||
Error | "After Dark" | Yes | Ryu Dasom (Jam Factory) | No | Andrew Choi, 220, Jake K, Hayley Aitken | |
"Youth Hurts" (청춘이 아파; cheongchuni apa) | Yes | Kim Ji-hyang | No | MELODESIGN | ||
"Time Machine" | Yes | 1월 8일 (Jam Factory) | No | Albi Albertsson | ||
"What U Waiting For" | Yes | — | Yes | — | ||
2015 | Boys' Record | "Love Equation" (이별공식; ibyeolgongsik) | Rap | Yoon Sung-hee | No | Hong Jae-Seon, MELODESIGN, Cho Yong-ho |
"On a Cold Night" (차가운 밤에; chagaun bam-e) | Rap | Leo | No | Leo | ||
"Memory" | Yes | — | Yes | — | ||
Chained Up | "Chained Up" (사슬; saseul) | Yes | Misfit | No | Albi Albertsson, Hugo Solis, Farah Achour, Carl Arvid Lehne | |
"Maze" | Yes | Misfit | No | Albi Albertsson, Martin Mulholland, Nalle Ahlesdt | ||
"Stop it Girl" | Yes | Kim Ji-hyang | No | Erik Lidbom, Andreas Oberg | ||
"Hot Enough" | Yes | Kim Min-jin | No | Erik Lidbom, MLC, Deeepsol, Odd.I | ||
"Spider" | Yes | Park Sung-hee (Jam Factory) | No | Simon Janlov | ||
"Out of Sorts" (부시시; busisi) | Yes | Kim Ji-hyang | No | MELODESIGN | ||
"Heaven" | Yes | — | Yes | — | ||
"Can't Say" (Korean version) | Yes | Kim Ji-hyang | No | Hwang Se-jun (Y.Bird), MELODESIGN | ||
(Original Lyrics by SHOW for Digz. Inc Group) | ||||||
2016 | Depend on Me | "ECHO" | Yes | Kim Ji-hyang | No | MELODESIGN, Keeproots, fascinating |
(Japanese Lyrics by SHOW for Digz. Inc Group) | ||||||
"Chained Up" (Japanese version) | Yes | Misfit | No | Albi Albertsson, Hugo Solis, Farah Achour, Carl Arvid Lehne | ||
(Japanese Lyrics by SHOW for Digz. Inc Group) | ||||||
"With Me" (Limited Edition B bonus track) | Yes | — | Yes | — | ||
Zelos | "Dynamite" (다이너마이트) | Yes | Misfit | No | Simon Janlov, Andrew Choi, MELODESIGN | |
"Six Feet Under" (늪; neup) | Yes | Kim Sujeong | No | Harry Brooks, Dan Goudie, Ash Milton | ||
"Badbye" (손의 이별; sonui ibyeol) | Yes | Kim Ji-hyang | No | MELODESIGN, Keeproots, Fascinating | ||
Hades | "Fantasy" | Yes | Kim Mi-jin (Music Cube) | No | Devine Channel | |
"Love Me Do" | Yes | Kim Changrock, Andrew Baag, Han Kyoung-soo | No | Kim Changrock, Andrew Baag | ||
"Butterfly Effect" (나비 효과; nabi hyogwa) | Yes | Hwang Ji-won (Jam Factory) | No | Erik Lidbom, Andreas Oberg | ||
Kratos | "The Closer" | Yes | Kim Mi-jin (Music Cube) | No | Devine Channel | |
"Desperate" | Yes | MAFLY, Park Woo-hyun | No | Erik Lidbom, MELODESIGN | ||
"Shooting Star" | Yes | MAFLY, KEYFLY | No | Simon Janlöv, MLC, Cho Yong-ho | ||
"Good Night & Good Morning" | Yes | — | Yes | — | ||
"Romance is Over" (로맨스는 끝났다; romaenseuneun kkeutnatda) | Yes | Leo | No | Leo | ||
VIXX 2016 Conception Ker | "Milky Way" | Yes | Hyuk | No | Justin Reinstein[ citation needed ] | |
2017 | Shangri-La | "Shangri-La" (도원경/桃源境; do won kyung) | Yes | Jung Il-ri | No | Devine Channel |
"Into the Void" | Yes | Kim Soo-jung (Music Cube), 77어린이 (Music Cube) | No | Erik Lidbom, MLC | ||
"Black Out" | Yes | Kim Ji-hyang | No | Simon Janlöv, MELODESIGN | ||
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5" (다가오네; dagaone) | Yes | — | Yes | PUFF | ||
"To Us" (우리에게; uliege) | Yes | Kim Ji-hyang | No | MELODESIGN, Keeproots, fascinating | ||
"Shangri-La" (Inst) | Yes | — | No | Devine Channel | ||
2018 | Eau de VIXX | "Scentist" (향; hyang) | Yes | Kim Mi-jin (Music Cube) | No | Jake K (Full8loom), Andreas Oberg, Drew Ryan Scott, Nick Kaelar |
"Odd Sense" | Yes | Jo Yoon-kyung | No | Albi Albertsson, Jay & Rudy | ||
"Silence" | Yes | — | Yes | Jeff Lewis, Bae Min-soo, Sun | ||
"My Valentine" | Yes | Kim Ji-hyang | No | Park Geon-woo, Matt Wong | ||
"Circle" | Yes | — | Yes | Puff | ||
"Good Day" | Yes | Hyuk | No | Hyuk, freckle face | ||
"Escape" | Yes | — | Yes | Yuth | ||
"Trigger" | Yes | Kim Mi-jin (Music Cube) | No | Hyuk, Royal Dive, Jeff Lewis | ||
"Resemble" (닮아; dalm-a) | Yes | N | No | N, TM, 한밤 (Midnight) | ||
"Navy & Shining Gold" | Yes | — | Yes | Ken, Hyuk, IVeR |
The credits for the Korean releases are adapted from the official homepage of his group VIXX sub-unit VIXX LR. [17]
Year | Album | Song | Lyrics | Music | ||
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Credited | With | Credited | With | |||
2015 | Beautiful Liar | "Beautiful Liar" | Yes | Kim Ji-hyang, Rhymer | Yes | MELODESIGN |
"Remember" | Yes | — | Yes | — | ||
"Ghost" | Yes | — | Yes | — | ||
"My Light" | Yes | Leo | No | Leo, MELODESIGN | ||
2017 | Whisper | "Whisper" | Yes | — | Yes | Yuth |
"Beautiful Night" (아름다운 밤에; Aleumdaun bam-e) | Yes | Leo | No | Leo, AVGS | ||
"Feeling" | Yes | Leo | No | Leo, AVGS | ||
"Chocolatier" | Yes | — | Yes | PUFF, Song Si-yoon | ||
"Today" | Yes | — | Yes | PUFF | ||
"Whisper" (Instrumental) | — | — | Yes | Yuth | ||
2018 | Complete LR | "Poison" (독) | Yes | Leo | Yes | B-rock (Headline), Jade key (Headline), J-lin (Headline), Leo |
Year | Album | Song | Lyrics | Music | Notes | ||
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Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
2016 | [R.EBIRTH] | "R.EBIRTH" | Yes | — | Yes | — | 1st Mixtape [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] |
"Move" | Yes | — | Yes | — | |||
"Lean On Me" | Yes | — | Yes | — | |||
"OX" (ft.Basick) | Yes | Basick | Yes | — | |||
뇌비우스의 띠 ("Möbius Strip") (ft.Esbee) | Yes | — | Yes | — | |||
"Control" (Interlude) | Yes | — | Yes | — | |||
끄덕끄덕 ("Nod Nod") (ft.Donutman) | Yes | Donutman | Yes | — | |||
착한 여자 ("Good Girls") (ft. Hanhae, Soulman) | Yes | Hanhae | Yes | — | |||
아 몰라 일단 Do The Dance | Yes | — | Yes | SAM&SP3CK | |||
"Where Should I Go" (ft. Microdot) | Yes | Microdot | Yes | — | |||
"Where Should I Go" (solo version) | Yes | — | Yes | — | |||
Jelly Box | "DamnRa" (Feat. SAM&SP3CK) | Yes | — | Yes | SAM&SP3CK | [26] | |
2017 | R.eal1ze | "BOMB" (ft. San E) | Yes | San E | Yes | PUFF | 1st Mini Album [27] |
"Rose" (ft. Ken of VIXX) | Yes | — | Yes | ASSBRASS | |||
"Ladi Dadi" (ft. Microdot, Jero) | Yes | Microdot | Yes | PUFF | |||
나홀로 집에 ("Home Alone") (ft. Jung Yong-hwa) | Yes | — | Yes | MELODESIGN | |||
2018 | NIRVANA | 끓는점 ("Boiling Point") (ft. Sik-K) | Yes | Sik-K | Yes | PUFF | 2nd Mixtape [28] [29] |
"CHAMELEON" | Yes | — | Yes | PUFF, IVeR | |||
"NIRVANA" (ft. Park Ji-min) | Yes | — | Yes | PUFF, Park Ji-min | |||
"RAVI DA LOCA" | Yes | — | Yes | SAM&SP3CK | |||
"PAYDAY" (ft. Choi Cho-ah, OLNL) | Yes | OLNL | Yes | YUTH, Choi Cho-ah | |||
"ALCOHOL" | Yes | — | Yes | YUTH | |||
"WHERE AM I" (ft. Microdot) | Yes | Microdot | Yes | PUFF | |||
K1TCHEN | "PAYBACK" (ft. Coogie) | Yes | Coogie | Yes | YUTH | 3rd Mixtape [30] | |
"SPARRING" | Yes | — | Yes | YUTH | |||
"FRYPAN" (ft. Double K, Microdot) | Yes | Double K, Microdot | Yes | Holeymoley! | |||
파블러프의 개 ("Pavlov's Dog") (ft. Cold Bay, Basick) | Yes | Cold Bay, Basick | Yes | YUTH | |||
"SCARYNIGHTT" | Yes | — | Yes | PUFF | |||
"SHOT" (Bonus track) | Yes | — | Yes | YUTH | |||
ADORABLE | ADORABLE (ft. Yang Yoseob) | Yes | — | Yes | PUFF | 1st Single | |
2019 | R.OOK BOOK | "R.OOK BOOK" | Yes | — | Yes | PUFF | 2nd Mini Album |
"TUXEDO" | Yes | — | Yes | PUFF | |||
"L.A.Y.E.R.E.D"(ft. SAAY) | Yes | YUTH, SAAY | Yes | YUTH | |||
"녹는점" (See-Through)(ft. Cold Bay) | Yes | Cold Bay | Yes | PUFF | |||
"RUNAWAY" | Yes | — | Yes | YUTH | |||
"U-NIVERSE"(ft. Rick Bridges) | Yes | Rick Bridges | Yes | PUFF | |||
"HOODIE"(ft. Xydo, Raf Sandou) | Yes | Xydo, Raf Sandou | Yes | YUTH | |||
Bonus Track "Live"(ft. Chungha) | Yes | YUTH | Yes | YUTH, Jung Dong Hwa | |||
Year | Album | Song | Lyrics | Music | Notes | ||
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Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
2013 | Y.BIRD from Jellyfish Island with VIXX & OKDAL | "Girls, Why?" | Rap | Kim Yoon-ju | No | Kim Yoon-ju | VIXX collaboration with OKDAL |
"I'm a Boy, You're a Girl" | Rap | Kim Yoon-ju, Park Sae-jin | No | Kim Yoon-ju, Park Sae-jin | |||
Jelly Christmas 2013 | "Winter Confession" | Rap | Kim Ji-hyang, MELODESIGN | No | MELODESIGN | Jellyfish Entertainment Collaboration | |
2015 | When It Rains | "When It Rains" | Yes | 4번타자 | No | 4번타자 | Melody Day's single [31] |
Jelly Christmas 2015 | "Love In The Air" | Rap | Kim Ji-hyang, MELODESIGN | No | MELODESIGN | Jellyfish Entertainment Collaboration | |
2017 | Act. 2 Narcissus | "Hate You" | Yes | — | Yes | PUFF | Gugudan's 2nd Mini Album |
2018 | Summer Dream | "Talk to me" | Yes | — | Yes | PUFF, Inner Child | Elris' 3rd Mini Album |
Act.5 New Action | "Do It" | Yes | — | Yes | PUFF | Gugudan's 3rd Mini Album | |
2019 | 2019 Pepsi K-pop Collaboration | Blossom | Yes | JQ, Kang Eun Yoo | Yes | GroovyRoom, WOODZ | Ravi and GFRIEND's Eunha will be featuring the MV |
VIXX is a South Korean boy band formed by Jellyfish Entertainment through the 2012 reality show MyDOL. Originally a sextet, the group is currently composed of four members: N, Leo, Ken and Hyuk—former vocalist Hongbin and rapper Ravi left the group in August 2020 and April 2023, respectively. They are predominantly known as a "concept or performance group" whose music, lyrics, choreography, and overall stage performances are crafted together to tell a story or concept.
Voodoo is the first studio album by the South Korean boy band VIXX. It was released on November 25, 2013 under the label of Jellyfish Entertainment. It features two singles, with the track "Voodoo Doll" being the last promoted.
Hyde is the first mini-album by the South Korean boy band VIXX. It was released on May 20, 2013, under Jellyfish Entertainment, and features the single of the same name. The album was re-released as Jekyll on July 31, 2013, with the single "G.R.8.U".
"Super Hero" is the debut single by South Korean boy band VIXX. It was released as a physical album and as a digital single on May 24, 2012 through Jellyfish Entertainment.
"On and On" is a song recorded by South Korean idol group VIXX. It was released physically and as a digital single on January 17, 2013 through Jellyfish Entertainment. The song served as VIXX's third single. "On and On" was composed by Jellyfish Entertainment CEO Hwang Se-jun, Albi Albertsson, Ricky Hanley and Kirstine Lind. It was written by lyricist Kim Eana, with the rap being written by Ravi.
Error is the second mini-album by the South Korean boy band VIXX. It was released on October 14, 2014 under the label of Jellyfish Entertainment. It features the single of the same name. The song, along with its music video was also released in Japan in Japanese under CJ Victor Entertainment as their Japanese debut. The song was then finally released in China and Taiwan in Chinese through QQ and in Taiwan through KKBOX.
Jellyfish Entertainment, is a South Korean entertainment company established by composer and producer Hwang Se-jun in Seoul, South Korea.
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Kim Won-sik, better known by his stage name Ravi (Korean: 라비), is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and founder of the record label Groovl1n and The L1VE. He is a former member of the South Korean boy group VIXX and its sub-unit VIXX LR. He debuted as a solo artist on January 9, 2017, with the release of his debut mini album R.eal1ze.
Jung Taek-woon, better known by his stage name Leo (Korean: 레오), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and musical theatre actor, formerly signed under Jellyfish Entertainment. Leo debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group VIXX in May 2012, and began his acting career in 2014 in the musical Full House as Lee Young-jae. In 2015 he began his songwriting career, and with VIXX member Ravi formed the group's first official sub-unit VIXX LR.
VIXX LR was the first official sub-unit of South Korean boy band VIXX formed by Jellyfish Entertainment. Established in August 2015, VIXX LR consists of VIXX vocalist Leo and rapper Ravi. The duo debuted with their first mini album, Beautiful Liar, on August 17, 2015.
Beautiful Liar is the debut mini-album by South Korean boy band VIXX's first official sub-unit VIXX LR. The EP was released on August 17, 2015 under the label of Jellyfish Entertainment.
Chained Up is the second studio album by the South Korean boy band VIXX. It was released on November 10, 2015 under the label of Jellyfish Entertainment. It features the single "Chained Up".
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