<< Original article: Tracing Loona’s steps: how I visited the places where Loona has been in Europe << Previous article: Tracing Loona’s steps in Milan While traveling across Europe in 2022, I visited various places where the members of K-Pop group Loona have been, including the locations where they filmed their music videos. I did the same the following year while visiting Paris, and then again in 2025 in Milan. Each time, I wrote an article explaining how to find these places. If you’re new here, I suggest checking out the previous articles too. And if you need an introduction to Loona, you can start here, and check out the related pages to learn about more K-Pop artists. This is the fourth episode of this ongoing series, and it focuses on London. The members of Loona have visited London several times. The first, and most notable, occasion was in 2016, when HeeJin, HyunJin, and HaSeul filmed the music video for their song “The Carol” in this city. Several behind-the-scenes videos from the members’ visit to London were also released, as part of their Loona TV series. In particular, the members are in London between Loona TV #50 and #58. Since a long time has passed, some places look quite different now and it’s not always easy to see that the locations are indeed the same, but I still managed to find them. The group’s first visit to London actually started with a funny incident. HaSeul had just filmed the music video for her solo song “Let Me In” in Iceland, and was supposed to reunite with HeeJin and HyunJin, who were coming directly from South Korea, at London Heathrow Airport. However, as shown in Loona TV #50 and #51, HeeJin and HyunJin were waiting for HaSeul at the wrong terminal, and this resulted in the members’ reunion being delayed. As explained by HaSeul in Loona TV #51, she arrived at Terminal 2, while HeeJin and HyunJin were waiting for her at Terminal 4. Using this information, it wasn’t hard to figure out where the members were exactly. HeeJin and HyunJin were at the Arrivals area of Terminal 4 (Google Maps, coordinates: 51.4594, -0.4465). Instead, HaSeul was at the International Arrivals area of Terminal 2 (Google Maps, coordinates: 51.4700, -0.4510). In both cases, these areas are quite easy to find once you’re inside the terminal, as there are plenty of signs pointing to them. HaSeul’s location can also be pointed out more precisely by looking at the mirrored “International Arrivals” sign that can be seen in Loona TV #50. HeeJin, HyunJin, and HaSeul finally reunited just outside Terminal 2. More specifically, they met on the top floor of the parking area. To reach this place, take the elevator from Terminal 2 to the upper floor. Once you’re outside, looking towards the parking lot, go left until you see a sign saying “Valet Parking” (Google Maps, coordinates: 51.4693, -0.4517). After reuniting, HeeJin, HyunJin, and HaSeul filmed the music video for “The Carol” in various locations across London. The most easily recognizable of these is the column in Seven Dials, a square in the London Borough of Camden (Google Maps, coordinates: 51.5138, -0.1270). Some of the photos in HaSeul’s solo album were taken here, on the eastern side of the square looking towards a pub called The Crown (Google Maps, coordinates: 51.5138, -0.1268). Various scenes from the “The Carol” music video were shot around this area. along a road called Short’s Garden. In one of these, HeeJin and HyunJin are walking towards Seven Dials opposite a store called Neal’s Yard Dairy (Google Maps, coordinates: 51.5142, -0.1261). In other scenes, HeeJin and HyunJin are instead walking away from Seven Dials along Short’s Garden, next to The Crown (Google Maps, coordinates: 51.5140, -0.1266) and a bit further along the same road (Google Maps, coordinates: 51.5141, -0.1264). In another famous scene from the music video for “The Carol”, HyunJin is seen waiting for HeeJin while standing next to a bar. This is one of the locations that has changed the most since 2016, as the bar has been replaced with another store. Nevertheless, this place is not far from Seven Dials, and is located at 16 Moor St (Google Maps, coordinates: 51.5135, -0.1298). Continuing towards Soho, we soon find another place visited by HeeJin, HyunJin, and HaSeul, the Korean restaurant Assa on Romilly St (Google Maps, coordinates: 51.5128, -0.1313). This place appears in Loona TV #52, and after having lunch there, I can say that their food was really delicious. Other locations in Soho appear in the music video for “The Carol”. First is the records store Sounds of the Universe, located on Broadwick St. In the video, the members can be seen walking on the sidewalk next to this store (Google Maps, coordinates: 51.5140, -0.1346). The bench HaSeul was sitting on in the video unfortunately has been removed, and the store it was next to has closed down and has been replaced by a restaurant called Zahter. The bench was located on the side facing Foubert’s Pl (Google Maps, coordinates: 51.5139, -0.1388). A bit further east along this street, we can find the place where HeeJin and HyunJin were holding presents in the music video (Google Maps, coordinates: 51.5139, -0.1386). The final area of London where the music video for “The Carol” was filmed is Kensington. In the video, HeeJin can be seen walking near the crossroads between Wrights Ln and Cheniston Gardens, next to a restaurant called Kensington Thai Terrace (Google Maps, coordinates: 51.4994, -0.1925). Along the same road, HeeJin also walked in front of 22 Wrights Ln and 20 Wrights Ln (Google Maps, coordinates: 51.4990, -0.1924). After continuing south and turning onto Cheniston Gardens, we can find one of the locations where some photos from HaSeul’s album were taken. More specifically, this is around 27 Cheniston Gardens, along the railing on the southern side of the street. This location also appears in Loona TV #53 (Google Maps, coordinates: 51.4988, -0.1927). Another railing…
