Jung Jong-yeon

South Korean television producer and director

In this Korean name, the family name is  Jeong.

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Jung Jong-yeon

Born|  (1976-10-06) October 6, 1976 (age 48)

South Korea

Occupation(s)| Television producer, director
Employer(s)| CJ E&M (2011–2022)
TEO (2022-present)
Korean name
Hangul|

정종연

Revised Romanization| Jeong Jongyeon
McCune–Reischauer| Chŏng Chongyŏn

Jung Jong-yeon (Korean: 정종연; born October 6, 1976) is a South Korean television producer and director. Jeong is best known for producing and directing the popular reality shows The Genius, Society Game and The Great Escape. He also directed on Korea's Got Talent.

He worked at CJ E&M (parent company of tvN, TVING) from 2011 to 2022, and in 2022 he left CJ E&M and moved to TEO, founded by fellow director Kim Tae-Ho.[1]

## Filmography

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Ref:[2][full citation needed][3][4][unreliable source?]

### As producer-director

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Year  | Title  | Network

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2011 – 2012  | Korea's Got Talent | tvN
2013 – 2015  | The Genius
2016 – 2017  | The Society Game
2018 — present  | Great Escape
2019  | Trans-Siberian Pathfinders
2020  | Decoding Meow
2021 — present  | Girls' High Mystery Class  | TVING
2023  | The Devil's Plan | Netflix
2024  | Agents of Mystery

## Criticism/controversy

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### Plagiarism Issue

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Main article: The Genius (TV series) § Accusations of plagiarism

Jung Jong-yeon was criticized for plagiarism in Korea.[5] In particular, his first hit, The Genius, had many similarities with the Japanese series Liar Game, and faced a lot of criticism for rip-off the Liar Game's own game and claiming that it was a game they made themselves.[6][7]

Also he also apologized after it has been revealed that the ciphertext appeared in the Great Escape has copied the Linto's language from Japanese TV series Kamen Rider Kuuga.[8]

### Animal abuse

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Jung Jong-yeon's TV show "Decoding Meow"(Korean: 냐옹은 페이크다; lit. The Cat is a Fake) has been controversial for Adoption fraud, Speciesism and Breed Discrimination, animal abuse.[9] As a result, Decoding Meow has broadcast only 6 episode and ended earlier.[10]

### Possible relation with the Nth room case

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During early 2020, the Nth room case garnered national attention in South Korea. In April 2020 it was alleged by internet users that Jung Jong-yeon was one of the participants in the Nth Room.[11]

## References

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1. ^ "'CJ ENM 퇴사' 정종연, '유명한 공중파 PD 출신' 김태호 품에?". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 2022-08-14.
2. ^ "[Solo] 'The Genius' PD, Gangho-dong and return ..tvN New entertainment 'escape' confirmed" (in Korean). Naver. May 12, 2018. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
3. ^ "Jeong Jong-Yeon - MyDramaList" (in Korean). MyDramaList. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
4. ^ Jang, Y. (June 7, 2018). "Watch: New Variety Show Starring Kang Ho Dong, Super Junior's Shindong, And Block B's P.O. Shares Teaser Clips". Soompi. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
5. ^ "tvN 역대급 표절 예능이었던 '더 지니어스'". theqoo (in Korean). 2021-06-20.
6. ^ 고, 윤서 (2016-04-06). '더 지니어스 - 좀비 게임 / 라이어 게임 - 감염 게임(천사와 악마 게임)' 비교. YouTube (in Korean).
7. ^ '더 지니어스3', 그많은 논란의 역사 극복할 수 있을까. Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). 2014-09-26.
8. ^ '대탈출4', '린트어' 표절 논란에…"출처 명확하게 확인하지 못했다"[전문]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2021-09-01.
9. ^ '냐옹은 페이크다' 고양이 속마음 대신 학대만 보여준다. Woman News (in Korean). 2022-01-13.
10. ^ [단독] 고양이 반환한 '냐옹은 페이크다' 촬영 종료...6회로 종영. YTN (in Korean). 2020-01-21.
11. ^ "Controversy over tvN PD's suspicion of participation in 'Telegram Nth Room'" (in Korean). SBS News1. April 20, 2020. Archived from the original on April 2, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

*[lit.]: literal translation