He found satisfaction in making audiences laugh on stage and dreamed of appearing on television and being recognized at awards shows.
After graduating from high school, he majored in acting at the Department of Broadcasting and Entertainment of Seoul Institute of the Arts from 2005 to 2012.
[4] After starring in the play Model Student, Jeong gained some recognition as a "Daehakro (comparable to Off-Broadway)[5] "theater idol".
[6] In 2016, Jeong auditioned for multiple roles in Theater Ganda's John Cariani's omnibus play, Almost, Maine.
[13] Jeong Soon-won married musical actress Kang Ji-hye at the Namsan Arts Center in Seoul on September 18, 2017.