On April 11 KST, Jellyfish Entertainment announced member Ravi's formal departure from the group VIXX. 

The agency relayed on this day,

"Hello, this is Jellyfish Entertainment.

We would like to sincerely thank the fans for their continued support for VIXX, and we notify you of member Ravi's withdrawal from the team.

After a lengthy and serious conversation with Ravi, it has been decided that as of today, Ravi will leave VIXX.

We offer words of apology to fans who have supported VIXX for causing you concern."

Earlier on the morning of April 11, Ravi attended the first court hearing of his military service evasion case, where he admitted to all of his charges. Through his legal representative, Ravi cited the reason that he was the "only profit earning artist of his agency" as the reason for his decision to evade mandatory service.