K-pop Forever! Tribute review: A happy assault on the senses as Live at the Marquee begins in Cork

Inspired by Netflix's 'K Pop Demon Hunters', this tribute show is like a triumphant pre-teen Electric Picnic, delighting an audience aged 6 and up — and their parents

K POP Forever! Tribute on stage at Live At The Marquee in Cork on Wednesday. They play a second show at the venue on Thursday June 11. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Summer in Cork has officially started. The Live at the Marquee season 2026 got underway with a night of special K on Wednesday, all glowlights and giddiness, as K-Pop Forever! Tribute kicked off this year's six-week series.

The first of two K-Pop Forever! Tribute shows brought devotees down the Centre Park Rd for what was officially the youngest ever crowd for a Marquee show, with a further sellout performance planned on Thursday.