South Korean rapper Ravi leaves VIXX band after allegations of evading military service, faces 2-year imprisonment

South Korean rapper-songwriter Ravi has reportedly left the K-pop band VIXX after allegations of trying to avoid South Korea's mandatory military service by providing false medical documents. South Korea's probing agency had on January 12 booked Ravi for evading military service by providing false health records.

The prosecutors have demanded a two-year prison sentence for the K-pop star.

As per a report by K-pop news portal Soompi, VIXX's management company, Jellyfish Entertainment, has announced the departure of the 30-year-old artist.


"We sincerely thank the fans who support VIXX, and we inform you of member Ravi’s departure from VIXX," Jellyfish said in the statement," as per the Soompi report.

"After careful discussion between Ravi and the agency, it was decided that he will leave the team as of today," the company said.

"We deeply apologize for causing trouble to the fans who support VIXX," it added.

In South Korea, all men under the age of 30 must mandatorily perform about two years of military service.

As per reports, Ravi has been accused of hiring a military broker, who supposedly helped him show false symptoms of epilepsy during a military examination, which allowed him to serve as a social service agent instead of serving as a soldier.

Ravi also apoligised for hurting the sentiments. "At the time, I was the only artist bringing in revenue (for the label), and we were in danger of having to pay large fees for violating contracts due to COVID-19. I apologize to those faithfully serving the military and to epilepsy patients and their families who were hurt by me," he said.

As of now, the court has decided to sentence the K-pop star on a later day. While the verdict will be coming out soon, Jellyfish Entertainment has since confirmed that Ravi will not be a part of VIXX anymore.