Deeply engaged in the South Korean science fiction fandom community since her late teens, she is considered an important figure in the field.
[3][4] She began her career as a science fiction author in 2004, and she was one of the founding members of Webzine Mirror.
She mostly translated modern American science fiction, including The Speed of Dark, Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang, The Martian Child, and Beggars in Spain.
[7] Lately she is known to have begun her own scholarship foundation, Boda Initiative, which supports tertiary education for less privileged girls in Asia.
[8][9] Jeong taught science fiction writing at Munji Culture Center from 2009 to 2011.