Jung Jong-yeon (; born October 6, 1976) is a South Korean

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and

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. Jeong is best known for producing and directing the popular

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s '' The Genius'', '' Society Game'' and '' The Great Escape''. He also directed on ''

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''. He worked at

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(parent company of tvN, TVING) from 2011 to 2022, and in 2022 he left

and moved to TEO, founded by fellow director Kim Tae-Ho.

Filmography

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As producer-director

Criticism/controversy

Plagiarism Issue

Jung Jong-yeon was criticized for plagiarism in Korea. In particular, his first hit, The Genius, had many similarities with the Japanese series

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, 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. 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

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Animal abuse

Jung Jong-yeon's TV show "Decoding Meow"() has been controversial for

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and Breed Discrimination,

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. As a result, Decoding Meow has broadcast only 6 episode and ended earlier.

Possible relation with the
Nth room case The "Nth Room" case () is a criminal case involving blackmail, cybersex trafficking, and the spread of sexually exploitative videos via the Telegram app between 2018 and 2020 in South Korea. A man nicknamed god god (later identified as Moon Hyung- ...

During early 2020, the

Nth room case The "Nth Room" case () is a criminal case involving blackmail, cybersex trafficking, and the spread of sexually exploitative videos via the Telegram app between 2018 and 2020 in South Korea. A man nicknamed god god (later identified as Moon Hyung- ...

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.

References

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