Former Jewelry member Lee Ji Hyun personally spoke up after being accused of showing favoritism to her son, over her daughter.

On the February 18 broadcast of Channel A's child counseling show 'My Golden Kids', former Jewelry member Lee Ji Hyun appeared with her son and daughter, as a family seeking counseling from Dr. Oh Eun Young. On this day, her daughter Seo Yoon was visibly upset after Lee Ji Hyun only seemed to comfort her son Woo Kyung. Seo Yoon then shocked viewers and the show's  panel members when she put a plastic bag over her face and stated, "I want to die". After this broadcast, many netizens criticized Lee Ji Hyun for showing favoritism to her son, over her daughter Seo Yoon.

Soon after, Lee Ji Hyun spoke out against these accusations by writing a message on her personal Instagram, explaining that she does not treat her children differently. Lee Ji Hyun wrote, "After watching yesterday's broadcast, many people worried about Seo Yoon. Because Woo Kyung is the main character child of 'My Golden Kids', [the broadcast] shows me interacting with Woo Kyung more frequently, and the editing also makes it look as if I am showing him favoritism." 

She added, "I am no different from other parents in that I don't discriminate between my two children. What you see isn't everything."