Super Junior Closes TIMA Night, Promotes 83z Onstage
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
Super Junior capped the first night of the 2026 TIMA International Music Awards at Kai Tak Stadium with a high-energy finale that drew sustained screams from fans and included an onstage plug for sub-unit 83z's song “Promise.” The two-day TMElive event was held on August 22 and 23, with the second day featuring a red carpet and performances by NCT WISH, MEOVV, IVE, NMIXX, Stray Kids, Taeyeon and William Chan Wai-ting (陳偉霆). Organisers also handed out overseas group awards to NMIXX, NCT WISH and IVE, while William Chan received the Asian Crossover Artist of the Year honour. A minor onstage hiccup also occurred during MEOVV's talk segment when member Anna briefly disappeared before returning from backstage
Key Points
- Super Junior opened their finale run with “Express mode,” “Mr. Simple” and “Bonamana,” prompting loud fan screams as soon as the group appeared
- Leader Leeteuk greeted the crowd with “Hello TIMA, hello Hong Kong,” while Donghae and Siwon introduced themselves in Cantonese and Eunhyuk said he missed Hong Kong
- Eunhyuk promoted 83z's “Promise” as his favourite song of 2026, after which Heechul and Leeteuk sang a short excerpt onstage
- During “Dancing out” and “Wonder Boy,” Leeteuk and Eunhyuk ran into the standing zone to high-five fans before the set ended with “Sorry, Sorry.”
- On August 23, NMIXX won Pioneer Overseas Group, NCT WISH took Breakthrough Overseas Group, and IVE received Popular Overseas Group
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong audiences, the Kai Tak shows demonstrated the city's ability to host consecutive nights of major pan-Asian pop events featuring top Korean and Chinese-language acts on one bill. The mix of live performances, red-carpet access and fan interaction also underlined how large-scale music events are being staged as destination entertainment in Hong Kong.