aespa Sweeps TIMA 2026 as MC Wins Hong Kong Honor
SingTao · 1 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
The 2026 TIMA International Music Awards took place at Kai Tak Stadium on August 22, bringing together major K-pop acts and Hong Kong singer MC Cheung Tin-fu for a high-profile awards night. aespa dominated the event with six wins, including Best Overseas Female Group of the Year, Best Digital EP of the Year, and four places in the Top 10 Overseas Songs of the Year. MC, the only Hong Kong singer in attendance, won Recommended Asian Singer of the Year, while Super Junior received Most Influential Overseas Group of the Year and closed the show. Despite reports of many concertgoers leaving before Super Junior’s finale, the veteran group still delivered an energetic set and drew a strong response during signature songs including “Sorry, Sorry”
Key Points
- aespa won six awards in total, including Best Overseas Female Group, Best Digital EP, and four Top 10 Overseas Songs rankings
- In the Top 10 Overseas Songs category, aespa’s “GOOD STUFF”, “Ketchup And Lemonade” and “BLUE” took the top three spots, while “Tornado” placed fifth
- MC Cheung Tin-fu, the only Hong Kong artist present, won Recommended Asian Singer of the Year and joked that everyone should keep recommending him
- Super Junior won Most Influential Overseas Group; members Eunhyuk and Choi Si-won greeted the audience in Cantonese during their acceptance remarks
- BABYMONSTER performed six songs including “SUGAR HONEY ICE TEA” and “MOON”, while aespa also performed tracks such as “LEMONADE”, “Supernova” and “Can’t help myself”
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong audiences, the event showed Kai Tak Stadium’s growing role as a venue capable of hosting large-scale Asian pop award shows featuring top Korean acts and a local representative. MC’s win also gave the city a visible place in a lineup otherwise dominated by overseas groups, underlining the value of Hong Kong artists appearing on regional stages