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TJ Monterde recalls previous post manifesting solo concert: ‘WHAT IF — MAGKATOTOO’

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Nikka Avegail Sabio

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<p>OPM singer and songwriter TJ Monterde recently shared an old post on Facebook where he manifested his dream of holding a solo concert. </p><p> Reflecting on how his manifestation came true, he wrote, “WHAT IF — MAGKATOTOO. Posted this status dito sa page exactly a year ago. In one year, binigay lahat ni Lord, sobra sobra pa.”</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ftjmusicmonterde%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0GiscN8WNjnQRwC6KRrYU5UUqmR3mBmj3p7FcJBXvfejLHMjCoU7MoAge2bQ8ycSXl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><strong> </strong>TJ shared how faith and patience played a crucial role in making his dreams come true.</p><p>“I Truly believe that God has the ability to compress time, lahat ng desires ng puso mo, kaya Niya ibigay sa&#x27;yo pag oras mo na. Yung mga bagay na akala mo di mo na kayang maabot kasi kapos ka na sa oras? Kaya Niya. Mga pangarap mong tingin mo di na kaya at wala nang pag asa? Kaya Niya,” the “Palagi” hitmaker added.</p><p>Looking back on his years of waiting, TJ emphasized that God&#x27;s timing is always perfect.</p><p>“Years worth of hard work? Kaya Niya, kaya Niyang ibigay sa isang loob ng isang taon. 👋🏻 Iba ang oras Niya sa oras natin,” Tj said.</p><p>He ended his post with a message of encouragement, saying, “Kaya palag lang nang palag, mahalin ang trabaho, ihanda ang sarili, isama Siya sa plano. para pag oras na — ready tayo.”</p><div><br/></div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFFXmktSXq6/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFFXmktSXq6/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFFXmktSXq6/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by TJ Monterde (@tjmusicmonterde)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>In May 2024, TJ held his first solo concert at the New Frontier Theater, marking a significant milestone in his career after more than a decade in the industry. </p><p>The two-day event was a sold-out success, where fans experienced a range of emotions while hearing personal stories from his life.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/2024/5/8/tj-monterde-serenades-fans-during-2-day-sold-out-sariling-mundo-concerts-1214"><strong>READ: TJ Monterde serenades fans during 2-day sold-out Sariling Mundo concerts</strong></a></div><p>“Una, super happy ako kasi ang galing ni Lord. Yun lang talaga masasabi ko. Lahat na nangyayari sa&#x27;kin ngayon, wala akong ibang ma-offeran ng glory kundi Siya kasi Siya naman ‘to lahat,” TJ told PUSH ABS-CBN.</p><p>“Sa ngayon, in-enjoy ko na lang what I have. Kung anong mga nangyayari. I just keep on writing,” he added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/23/exclusive-tj-monterde-grateful-on-achieving-milestones-in-career-recalls-dream-as-a-musician-2111"><strong>READ: TJ Monterde grateful on achieving milestones in career, recalls dream as a musician</strong></a></div><p>In February 2025, TJ held another major solo concert at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, which also sold out.</p><p>Reflecting on his journey, he shared during his Sarili Nating Mundo concert., “I’m just very humbled na ako yung nandito ngayon. Sabi ko sa sarili ko kanina habang nakatingin sa photos and videos kanina noong Day 1 and Day 2, sabi ko sa sarili ko, ‘TJ, buti na lang hindi ka sumuko.’ It took me almost 15 years to see this view.”</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/2/4/tj-monterde-wraps-up-sarili-nating-mundo-shows-with-gratitude-and-milestones-0858"><strong>READ: TJ Monterde wraps up ‘Sarili Nating Mundo’ shows with gratitude and milestones: ‘It took me almost 15 years to see this view’</strong></a></div><p>He also took to his Instagram to express how he felt after another successful show.</p><p>“hindi ko alam kung mauulit ko pa ‘tong mga concert na ganito or hindi na, si Lord lang nakakaalam, ang alam ko, binigay ko ang buong puso ko sa tatlong gabing yun — at nasulit ko siya. &#x27;buti na lang, buti na lang talaga di ka sumuko, teej.&#x27; WORTH THE WAIT,” he wrote.</p><div><br/></div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFsHIgVyXOB/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFsHIgVyXOB/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFsHIgVyXOB/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by TJ Monterde (@tjmusicmonterde)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Blessings continue to pour on the Cagayan De Oro-born singer as he prepares for a regional and world tour. </p><p>Tickets to his Philippine tour, which includes stops in Davao, Bacolod, Cebu, Cagayan De Oro, and Laguna, has sold out. The shows will take place from March 1 to September 13.</p><div><br/></div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGNsAonz6nz/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGNsAonz6nz/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGNsAonz6nz/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by TJ Monterde (@tjmusicmonterde)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Internationally, his concerts in the U.S. and Canada are also selling out. Shows in Honolulu (March 9), San Francisco (March 14), and Anaheim (March 15) are already sold out. </p><p>Tickets to his other shows in San Francisco (March 13), Los Angeles (March 16), Montreal (March 21), Calgary (March 23), Houston (March 28), Las Vegas (March 29), and New York (March 30) are still available.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fberceenterprises%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02t1UCeuLix7bFRze11FvwqNaP4NnFaqwXDHwoFojv8A3n3aMLCut2L7ye812vsxyal&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500" width="500" height="498" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>In an exclusive interview with PUSH ABS-CBN, TJ shared his excitement to perform in more cities locally and internationally with his wife, singer-songwriter KZ Tandingan.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/2/15/exclusive-tj-monterde-is-proud-of-wife-kz-tandingan-s-new-song-1741"><strong>READ: EXCLUSIVE: TJ Monterde is proud of wife KZ Tandingan’s new song</strong></a></div><p>“Mas maraming gustong puntahan pa namin. Na-extend yung tour namin. Very happy to share the concert experience with everybody and share more stories to everybody in the U.S. and Canada. But most importantly, I&#x27;m very happy kasi si KZ yung special guest ko, and magkasama kami sa tour na &#x27;to” he said.</p>