The full 2026 TIMA Hong Kong lineup is here, and Kai Tak Stadium is suddenly one of 2026’s biggest K-pop destinations. The two day TME Live International Music Awards will hit Hong Kong on August 22 and 23 with a stadium sized cast of idols and global stars.
Stray Kids, aespa, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, IVE, BABYMONSTER, NMIXX and Super Junior are locked in across the two nights, alongside a solo slot for EVAN and a set from Charlie Puth. With ticket sales opening in mid July, many fans already see Hong Kong’s TIMA stop as one of the year’s must watch stages.
2026 TIMA Hong Kong lineup: two nights at Kai Tak Stadium
Officially titled the 2026 TME Live International Music Awards, or 2026 TIMA, the show is Tencent Music’s flagship international awards brand. This year it takes over Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium, with performances running from about 17:00 to 22:30 local time on both August 22 and 23.
Day 1 on August 22 is packed: 82MAJOR, Kiki, NOWADAYS, ALL(H)OURS, ALPHADRIVEONE and Hearts2Hearts open the night, before NCT’s Taeyong, aespa, BABYMONSTER, RIIZE, Super Junior and TOMORROW X TOGETHER take over. TXT’s Yeonjun will also step out for his own solo stage that same night.
On August 23, Day 2 lines up KICKFLIP, NEXZ, UNCHARTED, NDOUBLE, EVAN and MEOVV alongside NMIXX, PLAVE, WayV, IVE, NCT WISH, Stray Kids and Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon. Charlie Puth’s appearance adds Western pop star power and underscores TMElive’s push to make TIMA feel like a truly international awards show.
SM family, 4th gen power and EVAN’s solo moment
Chinese coverage has already framed 2026 TIMA as an offline SM family meet up, and the lineup makes it clear why. aespa and RIIZE appear on Day 1, with Hearts2Hearts in the rookie mix, while WayV and NCT WISH join veterans Super Junior on Day 2, turning Kai Tak into a rare multi unit SM showcase.
For fourth generation stans, the bill reads like a festival poster. Stray Kids, TXT, IVE, NMIXX, BABYMONSTER and PLAVE all bring different sounds and fandom colors, yet they erupt on the same Hong Kong stage across two nights, giving TIMA a cross label, all era snapshot of K-pop in 2026.
EVAN is drawing special attention as a new soloist. The former ENHYPEN member released his debut single RIDE OR DIE on June 22, 2026; it reached number one on Tencent Music’s weekly Korean chart and third on QQ Music’s. His Day 2 stage at Kai Tak is set to be a major early Greater China awards show appearance for him.
Tickets, schedule and how fans can follow 2026 TIMA
Priority ticket sales opened on July 13 at 10:00 local time, with general sales following on July 15 at 13:00 through links on TMElive’s Chinese channels. Global streaming plans have not yet been clearly announced in English, so overseas fans are watching TMElive and Tencent Music for updates, along with news on award categories, nominations and any special collaboration stages.