Actress Lee Si-young returned to the small screen with a bright appearance after her divorce.

From the first episode, he received favorable reviews from viewers for perfectly portraying the character of a famous detective in ‘Salon de Holmes’ with solid comedic acting.

ENA new Monday-Tuesday drama ‘Salon de Holmes’ first aired on the 16th.According to Nielsen Korea, the viewership rating for the first episode was 1.3% based on paid households nationwide.Although it is a slightly lower figure than the previous work ‘Your Taste’, Lee Si-young’s acting transformation and interesting developments are attracting attention.

‘Salon de Holmes’ is a comical woman’s action drama set in the Gwangsan Public Housing Complex, in which four women - ‘Gong Mi-ri’ (Lee Si-young), who has top-notch detective skills, ‘Choo Kyung-ja’ (Jung Young-joo), the insurance magnate ‘Jun Ji-hyun’ (Nam Ki-ae), and the part-time worker queen ‘Park So-hee’ (Kim Da-som)- punish the ‘villain’ in the apartment.It is based on a novel of the same name, and PD Min Jin-ki, who directed the drama series ‘New Soldiers’, took the megaphone.

Lee Si-young is making her comeback to dramas after 6 years with this work.It is receiving more attention as it is her first activity since the news of her divorce in March.At the production press conference, she expressed her cautious stance, saying, “I had concerns about personal matters, but I wanted to separate it from acting.”

The first episode depicts the incident that unfolds when Gong Mi-ri gets caught up in a hostage situation at a mart on the day she moves into Gwangsan Jugong.Gong Mi-ri, who was taken hostage in an affair case, shows off her detective side by finding the woman with whom she has an affair using clues such as SNS traces and messages from used goods transactions.Then, the four women gather together and begin the prelude to forming the ‘Apartment Detective Group’.

Lee Si-young expressed the character of Gong Mi-ri, who solves cases cheerfully and sharply, in a playful and warm manner.In particular, she heightened the viewers ‘immersion by controlling the tempo in each of her eyes, expressions, and gestures.Unlike her previous works with a heavy image, she expanded her acting spectrum with a bright and lively charm in this work.

Having previously played serious and strong characters in Disney+’ s ‘Grid’ and Netflix’s ‘Sweet Home’, she announced her return as the ‘Queen of Comedy’ through this work.

ENA ‘Salon de Homes’ airs every Monday and Tuesday at 10 PM.


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