@nrllee wrote this:
O my goodness. I am selling up as I read this. Going to miss him so much 😢
https://www.soompi.com/article/1524463wpp/vixxs-ravi-tearfully-says-goodbye-to-2-days-1-night-on-final-episode-before-military-enlistment
Yes, @nrllee, I was just reading the news as you were typing your comment. hahaha. No wonder he was unusually emotional in last week’s show when the Production Director Bang Geulyi and Writer Noh JinYoung treated the guys to a Snack Truck.
We’ll miss him. But since he parted in good terms with the cast and production team, I wouldn’t be surprised if he was invited back as a regular or a guest once he’s done with his military service.
I’m still waiting for the subs of today’s Ep 122.
Edited to add this: his note was well written. 🙂
“Because I’ve built up so much affection for you all and have so many things I want to say, I’m writing this letter because I feel like if I don’t write this down beforehand, I won’t be able to properly express my feelings,” read Ravi. “To Jung Hoon, Jong Min, Se Yoon, [DinDin], In Woo, Captain Bang and the ‘2 Days & 1 Night’ staff, and the viewers, this is Ravi. I knew this day would come eventually, but time has flown by so quickly, and it’s already my farewell trip.”
“Before ‘2 Days & 1 Night,’ the world was hard for me to bear as I went about living,” he continued. “I hadn’t gotten to know the world that well, so there were many places I hadn’t visited and many types of food I hadn’t tried eating. Because of my depression, there were many days when I couldn’t even breathe comfortably.”
“But thanks to ‘2 Days & 1 Night,’ I think I was really able to change a lot,” said Ravi. “From three years ago, when I started out as the youngest member [of the cast], up until the time when I got to meet In Woo, I think I found the only place in my life where I could be comfortably spoiled [as the youngest] and lean on others, and I think I felt more relaxed and at home during my time here than anywhere else. It’s to the extent where I wonder if there’ll ever be another time when I’m able to childishly joke around and laugh comfortably while acting stupid like I did here. That’s how special this show is to me.”
Referring to the show’s penalties for the losing team, Ravi went on through his tears, “Because I was together with all of you, I was happy even when I had to sleep outdoors, and because I was together with all of you, I was happy even when I didn’t get to eat. I think it’s because I was together with all of you that I was able to make it to where I am today. And I really love watching ‘2 Days & 1 Night’ when it airs on TV. The biggest reason is because I can see the affection in the older cast members’ eyes when they look at me, and discovering that look in their eyes made me really happy.”
“I was sincerely thankful to you for teaching and taking care of me for the past three years,” he continued. “I will miss you a lot. I was happy to have been able to be your ‘Crazy Ravi.’ I love you. I really love you a lot.”
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^welling up…not selling up 😂
I didn’t know he had depression. 😢. I really hope he comes back after military service.
I really like him. I think he and IW seem to get along well.
And yes I thought it was rather odd that PD allowed them to stay together to do the games. It was a team effort. They put it down to her leaving and being extra nice to them. But like you I think she knew that Ravi didn’t have much time left with the boys and she wanted them to stick together rather than separate them into teams during the game time. Poor IW slipped and fell in the clover field. His red shoes (runners) could’ve been the problem? Honestly I question his stylist’s sense of taste much of the time. 🙄. But I get the feeling he’s such a nice guy that he just doesn’t say anything and lets her dress him without complaining?
I have been trying to work out who got the chain letter first (I am half way through the ep) and how he was going to covertly sneak it into another’s pocket. Lunch would be a good time to do that because most of them would be distracted whilst eating. 😂
@nrllee,
I laughed when Na Inwoo slipped all by himself but I did notice that Ravi was the only one who ran and helped him up. He patted his head, too. However, he joked that he’d never seen anybody tall like IW fall down like that. JungHoon said IW looked like he was shot. I guess because IW instantly fell down without even flailing his arms in the air like a windmill to regain balance.
If I remember correctly, Ravi is the oldest/leader in his boy band so he isn’t used to being the maknae. The show allowed him to be the youngest and have less care/burden about the success of the show.
I haven’t figured out the chain letter yet. The PD seemed to have cut away all the scenes that showed a glimpse of hands passing anything.
🙂 I knew you meant “welling,” @nrllee.
Same here. Didn’t know that Ravi had depression.
I guess laughter was the best medicine for him.
Oh! I see that it’s 100% subbed now. That was quick.
@packmule3 did SeYoon have something on his chin in the car ride? After the water game? Looked like a bit of fluff.
https://i.ibb.co/9tfwLSv/399402-D0-C51-B-4152-83-F0-A5-BB56-E9-E81-C.jpg
I kept looking at it. 😂. Water game was brutal.
Have you noticed that IW sniffs everything? 😂. When they went to that hut with GaIn with the dried persimmons hanging from the rafters, he sniffed them. Then when JungHoon had the salty coffee, he took a whiff of it too? 😂
Gah…after watching that last ep with Ravi I am a puddle. 😢.
SPOILER….
There was no chain letter. The letter was Ravi’s hand written farewell. 😭😭😭. It sounds more like he had anxiety as well as depression? He even penned a song about it and it was played in the ending credits. 😭😭😭. I hope he copes okay in the military. I believe if you’re diagnosed with a mental illness, usually they put you on office/admin duties? Sigh…he will be sorely missed. Come back healthy Ravi. 2D1N will be waiting for your return.
@nrllee,
I skipped the games and watched Ravi’s farewell. Awww. I’ll hold him to his word that he’ll return. He said he’d “make sure to come back.”
The veteran on so many goodbyes, Jongmin, was unsurprisingly calm and collected. Jung Hyun was philosophical. Dindin cried the most after Ravi. SeYoon didn’t say much. And I’m glad that Inwoo didn’t embellish and pretend that they were best buddies after only a handful of trips.
@packmule3 Ravi was definitely vulnerable and honest with his letter. Yes to all the above. I really hope he comes back. Hate to use the word but “healing” was what popped into my mind when I heard him recount how 2D1N was crucial to how he dealt with his anxiety/depression. The weekly trips, open spaces, trying different foods (he always struck me as somewhat of a picky eater 😂), playing silly games, mucking around and just having fun, unreserved acceptance from the other boys. These all played a part in helping him deal with his mental state. I hope it stands him in good stead going into the military (which can be a very harsh environment) and it doesn’t undo all the good that’s come out of his time in 2D1N.