Kim Won Sik, known professionally as Ravi, is a South Korean singer, dancer, producer, composer, businessman, and former member of VIXX (빅스). He graduated from Jamsin High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Musical Studies from Howon University and is enrolled in the master's degree program in Practical Music Studies at Baekseok University.

He participated in Mnet's survival show "MyDOL" and was chosen via an elimination system through viewer votes. He made his debut in May 2012 as VIXX's main rapper, lead dancer and vocalist with their first single album, "Super Hero". The group is managed by Jellyfish Entertainment (젤리피쉬엔터테인먼트).

In January 2017, he made his debut as a solo artist with his first mini-album, "R.eal1ze".

In May 2019, he announced his departure from Jellyfish Entertainment and one month later, he created his own hip-hop label, Groovl1n (그루블린). Then, in July 2021, he established a second company, The L1VE Label (더라이브레이블), for pop music.

He enlisted for his mandatory military service on October 27, 2022. However, in January 2023, he was accused of evading military service by declaring he suffered from epilepsy to reduce his military grade in order to serve as a public service worker instead of an active-duty soldier.

In February 2023, federal prosecutors did not indict him on any charge of military service corruption, and his agency clarified that he had valid health reasons to qualify as a public service worker. But, in April of that year, he was officially charged after his medical examinations in 2012 and 2019 were leaked to the public, along with reports stating that it was Groovl1n's co-CEO, the one who looked for a broker to postpone his and the rapper Nafla's military service.

In April 2023, he officially withdrew from VIXX. Then, during the trial, it was revealed that he faced severe penalties due to an event in late 2020 that he could not fulfill due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The penalty was so steep that Groovl1n could have gone broke, so the agency's co-CEO asked a broker for a postponement of his military service without him being aware of the situation.

In August, he was sentenced to 1 year in suspended prison sentence which transformed to 2 years of probation and 120 hours of community service. He also volunteered to enlist, but new health evaluations were needed to determine if he was healthy for public service or not.

No new information has been revealed regarding his current status, but he has not made any TV appearances since late 2022.

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