Former Jewelry member Lee Ji-hyun reopened the wounds of child support issues and two divorces and candidly revealed her honest feelings about marriage and men. Recently confessing to being a victim of a 'bad papa,' her cryptic remarks are drawing attention.
Recently on the YouTube channel "Kim Hyun-sook's Let's Stay," a video titled "We have no eye for men~ Jewelry's Lee Ji-hyun, Mak Young-ae, Kim Hyun-sook's single mom stories" was released.
That day Kim Hyun-sook mentioned a commonality with Lee Ji-hyun and said, "First of all, they don't receive child support," then added a strong expression and showed her anger. Kim Hyun-sook said, "People who don't pay child support are not human," and added, "Even if a son sees it, there's nothing you can do. I'm so angry," she complained.
Lee Ji-hyun also expressed deep sympathy. She said, "Because the children were going to meet and see their father, I had to be honest with them early on," and added, "The father has an obligation to pay child support, but he is not paying, so I told the children directly that it was too hard for their mother to handle alone." In particular, she confessed, "I sued twice over child support issues," and said, "The hardest part was hiding my emotions in front of the children and explaining the reality," eliciting sympathy.
This kind of confession continued in a recent broadcast. On the 7th episode of SBS's My Little Old Boy, the current status of Lee Ji-hyun, who is now working as a hair designer, was revealed. She said, "Now I'm called Grace," introducing her new identity and life.
That day Lee Ji-hyun, who was styling the hair of French-born singer Mapo Lorre, was asked during the procedure, "How do you know if this man is a good man?" She advised, "Men have a lot of bravado and often lie before marriage to look good to women," and "Believe a man's words only 70% and be sure to check the rest with documents." In response, Seo Jang-hoon made a wry joke, calling her "an expert in that field," and Shin Dong-yup added a laugh, but reactions noted that Lee Ji-hyun's words carried the weight of experience.
Internet users reacted, "The child support story hurts more because it's reality," "It's heavy because it's not advice but an account of experience," "I agree that it's not marriage but responsibility that's the problem," and "Hearing her say it like that makes it hit home."
Lee Ji-hyun debuted with Jewelry in 2001 and received great love, but after two divorces she is raising one son and one daughter alone. She has continued legal battles over her ex-husband's nonpayment of child support, and it appears she has borne the economic and emotional burden alone in the process.
While continuing her entertainment activities, she challenged herself to obtain a cosmetology license; after several failures she passed in March of this year and is now starting a second life as a hair designer. Lee Ji-hyun's frank remarks about marriage, divorce and the reality of parenting go beyond simple dating advice and pose a weighty question about the responsibilities of children and parents.
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