TJ Monterde: Courtesy of Cornerstone Entertainment. 10CM: Courtesy of MODE Entertainment.
TJ Monterde: Courtesy of Cornerstone Entertainment. 10CM: Courtesy of MODE Entertainment.
TJ Monterde has just announced his first-ever international collaboration — which is set to feature him teaming up with South Korean musician 10CM.
The announcement was shared via a joint collaboration post on their respective social media accounts, teasing a forthcoming musical release scheduled for May 8, 2025 at 5 PM (PHT)/6 PM (KST). Though no further details were revealed aside from its release date, the caption surrounding the announcement narrates the backstory of how this collaboration came to be. Read it out in its entirety below:
“Two years ago, 10CM came across the music of TJ Monterde by chance. It was a voice he had never heard before, but for some reason, it stayed with him, so he reached out.
Not long after, the two met for the first time in the Philippines. That meeting revealed something unexpected: Before 10CM had ever contacted him, TJ had already sent a message earlier. The connection felt natural, as if they were never really strangers. They began to talk, and made a promise to create music together one day.
That promise never faded. Between Korea and the Philippines, they slowly built something together. And now, it‘s time to introduce the music they’ve created — and each other — to the world.
We now introduce 10CM and TJ Monterde — through their first collaboration.”
Courtesy of @tjmusicmonterde
The upcoming collaboration shouldn’t come as a major surprise to avid fans of both artists, given that 10CM previously expressed his wishes for a collaboration with Monterde in an exclusive interview with Billboard Philippines last 2024. It was then wherein the Korean singer-songwriter had made a special guest appearance at Monterde’s ‘Sariling Mundo’ set of concerts at the New Frontier Theatre in Quezon City, and even at the continuation of his concert series at the Araneta Coliseum where they debuted a joint song titled “Silver.”
Just last year, 10CM also performed at the New Frontier Theatre for a sold-out crowd in the Philippine show of his ’10CM Closer to You,’ wherein Monterde joined the Korean musician onstage for a special rendition of “Palagi.”
As we anticipate what this upcoming collaboration between TJ Monterde and 10CM is, listen to Monterde’s live concert album of his Sariling Mundo show at the Araneta Coliseum below:
