The hottest Korean acts just absolutely DOMINATED China’s biggest music awards ceremony – and honey, the performances were EVERYTHING!
aespa came to SERVE and left with not one, not two, but THREE major trophies at the 2025 TIMA awards in Macau! The girls snatched “International Group of the Year,” “International Digital Album of the Year,” AND “International Digital EP of the Year” – talk about a CLEAN SWEEP!
The Galaxy Arena was LIT as aespa delivered show-stopping performances of their viral hits “Supernova,” “Whiplash,” and “Dirty Work,” plus treated fans to “Flights, Not Feelings” and “Thirsty.” These queens said “we’re not just here to win, we’re here to PERFORM!”
But wait, there’s MORE! RIIZE grabbed “Breakthrough International Group of the Year” and had the crowd going WILD with their bangers “Boom Boom Bass,” “Get A Guitar,” and “Love 119.” Plus they surprised everyone with “Bag Bad Back” and “Monster” – the vocals? IMMACULATE.
NCT WISH took home “Rising International Group of the Year” with their fresh summer vibes on “Surf” and “poppop,” while rookie sensation ILLIT scored “Annual Overseas Popular Song” and had fans magnetically drawn to their “Magnetic” performance alongside new track “Cherish (My Love).”
The Chinese music scene is officially OBSESSED with K-pop right now, and honestly? We’re not surprised. When you’ve got talent like this crossing borders and breaking language barriers, it’s game over for everyone else!
Tencent Music Entertainment Group’s TIMA awards just proved one thing: K-pop’s global domination is FAR from over!
