The year he turned 26, he joined Mnet as a producer. Some articles give 2004 as the year he joined. In 2011, he served as the producer in charge of the first broadcast of tvN’s Korea’s Got Talent. In 2012, he attended the Korea’s Got Talent 2 press conference as the director.
The breakthrough yearThe year he turned 37, he directed tvN’s The Genius: Rules of the Game, 11 years after he joined. In December he began season 2.
Season 2 ended in February 2014, and in September he held the press conference for season 3. In 2015, he held the press conference for The Genius: Grand Final.
In 2016, he started Noraeui Tansaeng, and in October The Society Game aired for the first time. In 2018, he started Great Escape with Kang Ho-dong. In 2019, he started Great Escape 2. In 2020, he put out Great Escape 3.
In 2021, he released TVING’s Girls’ High Mystery Class, and in March season 2 was confirmed. In 2022, he left CJ ENM, and in October he showed his employee ID for the production company TEO.
In 2023, he released The Devil’s Plan on Netflix. In 2024, he released Agents of Mystery. In 2025, he released The Devil’s Plan: Death Room.
In July 2026, the cast of The Devil’s Plan 3 was reported, with release due in the second half of the year.
Jung Jong-yeon (born 1976) joined Mnet as a producer in 2002, the year he turned 26, and became known when he directed tvN’s The Genius: Rules of the Game on Apr 26, 2013, the year he turned 37. In 2022, the year he turned 46, he left CJ ENM.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
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- How old was Jung Jong-yeon when he became a producer?
- In 2002, the year he turned 26, he joined Mnet as a producer, according to JoongAng Ilbo and his own remark. Some articles give 2004 as the year he joined.
- How old was Jung Jong-yeon when he became famous?
- On Apr 26, 2013, the year he turned 37, tvN’s The Genius: Rules of the Game first aired. No article was found that states when he became known, so this point is based on when he directed the program.
- How old was Jung Jong-yeon when he left CJ ENM?
- On Aug 5, 2022, the year he turned 46, he said he had left. That October he showed his employee ID for TEO, the production company founded by producer Kim Tae-ho.
- Which programs has Jung Jong-yeon directed?
- He has directed Korea’s Got Talent, The Genius, The Society Game, Great Escape and Girls’ High Mystery Class, as well as Netflix’s The Devil’s Plan and Agents of Mystery.
- How old is Jung Jong-yeon?
- Born in 1976, he turns 50 in 2026. His birthday is not known, so his age in years is 49 to 50 (as of Sep 30, 2026). Korean Wikipedia gives 1977, but this site uses 1976, following the age given in a JoongAng Ilbo article.