Overview
- Families reported walking out of the sold-out K-Pop Forever! Tribute at SSE Arena Belfast, with viral posts criticizing the setlist, sound, and performers’ presentation.
- SSE Arena and Aiken Promotions defended the production as an arena-standard tribute to the wider K-pop genre and said most customers enjoyed it.
- The venue said the show includes songs by BTS, BLACKPINK and KATSEYE alongside eight K-Pop Demon Hunters tracks, with some Demon Hunters numbers performed later in the set.
- Several parents alleged inappropriate costumes and choreography and said young children were distressed, while other attendees said the marketing made the broader K-pop focus clear and that they enjoyed the night.
- Further Belfast dates and wider UK-European appearances, including a May return and a Camp Bestival slot, remain scheduled as complaints and refund requests continue to be discussed.