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, and later formed VIXX's first sub-unit VIXX LR with bandmate Leo in 2015. 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.
VIXX albums
See also: VIXX discography and List of songs recorded by VIXXThe credits for the Korean releases are adapted from the official homepage of his group VIXX.
| Year | Album | Song | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
VIXX LR albums
See also: VIXX LR § DiscographyThe credits for the Korean releases are adapted from the official homepage of his group VIXX sub-unit VIXX LR.
| Year | Album | Song | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Solo albums
| Year | Album | Song | Lyrics | Music | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
| 2016 | "R.EBIRTH" | Yes | — | Yes | — | 1st Mixtape | |
| "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 | ||
| 2017 | R.eal1ze | "BOMB" (ft. San E) | Yes | San E | Yes | PUFF | 1st Mini Album |
| "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 |
| "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 | |
| "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 | |||
Other work
| Year | Album | Song | Lyrics | Music | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
See also
References
- "Upcoming group VIXX releases 3rd video teaser for "Super Hero"". allkpop. 20 May 2012.
- "VIXX's First Subunit LR Composed of Leo and Ravi, Releases Teasers and More". soompi.com. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- "1st Single: Super Hero". Jellyfish Entertainment. May 24, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- "2nd Single: Rock Ur Body". Jellyfish Entertainment. August 14, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- "3rd Single: On and On". Jellyfish Entertainment. January 17, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- "1st Mini Album: Hyde". Jellyfish Entertainment. May 20, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- "1st Mini Album Repackage: Jekyll". Jellyfish Entertainment. July 31, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- "The 1st Album: Voodoo". Jellyfish Entertainment. November 25, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- "4th Single: Eternity". Jellyfish Entertainment. May 27, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- "2nd Mini Album: Error". Jellyfish Entertainment. October 14, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- "Special Single Album: Boys' Record". Jellyfish Entertainment. February 24, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- "VIXX 2nd Album: Chained up". Jellyfish Entertainment. November 10, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- "VIXX 5th Single: Zelos". Jellyfish Entertainment. April 19, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- "VIXX 6th Single: Hades". Jellyfish Entertainment. August 7, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- "3rd Mini Album: Kratos". Jellyfish Entertainment. October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- "VIXX 2016 CONCEPTION KER Special Package". Jellyfish Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- "VIXX LR MINI ALBUM: Beautiful Liar". Jellyfish Entertainment. August 17, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- "Ravi 1st Mixtape [R.EBIRTH] 1st pre-release "WHERE SHOULD I GO" (FEAT. Microdot)". 2 January 2016.
- "VIXX's Ravi To Be Reborn With First Mixtape". officiallykmusic.com. 3 January 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- [Mixtape] 라비(Ravi) - WHERE SHOULD I GO (FEAT. Microdot). Jan 3, 2016.
- "Ravi 1st Mixtape [R.EBIRTH] 2nd pre-release "OX" (Feat. Basick)". 19 January 2016.
- [Mixtape] 라비(Ravi) - OX (feat. Basick) (prod. by Ravi). Jan 20, 2016.
- [Mixtape] 라비(Ravi) - 착한 여자 (feat. 한해, Soulman) (prod. by Ravi). Feb 4, 2016.
- "Ravi 1st Mixtape [R.EBIRTH] Track List". 4 March 2016.
- Ravi - 1st MIXTAPE [R.EBIRTH] Highlight Medley. Mar 10, 2016.
- "빅스 라비, 신곡 '댐라' 일부 가사 공개..음악에 대한 열정 드러내". enews24. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- "RealVIXX on Twitter: #RAVI 1st MINI ALBUM [R.EAL1ZE] TRACK LIST". Twitter. December 28, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "RealVIXX on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- "New Mixtape By VIXX's Ravi To Include Song Featuring Park Jimin". Soompi. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- "Update: VIXX's Ravi Shares Track List For 3rd Mixtape". Soompi. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- "비가 내리면 : 네이버 뮤직". music.naver.com (in Korean). 1 January 2016.
External links
- Ravi on Twitter (in Korean)
- Ravi on SoundCloud
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