"Farewell for now!" () is a song recorded by South Korean singer Jo Yuri for her third extended play Episode 25. It was released as the EP's lead single by WakeOne on July 14, 2025.
Background and release On June 25, 2025, WakeOne announced that Jo Yuri would release her third extended play Episode 25 on July 14. It would be her first album release in about two years since Love All in August 2023. On June 29, the scheduler and track list for the EP were released, confirming "Farewell for now!" as the title track alongside the pre-release single "Growls and Purrs". The song was released with the extended play on July 14.
Composition "Farewell for now!" was written by Ogi (Galactika *), Underscore, Deeno, Llano, Ian, Lee Aeng-doo, Jo Yuri, Lee Si-dae, Park Han-pyeong, and Mia, and composed by Kim Jae-woong, Shin Geon-woo, Lee Seung-yoon, Park Moon-chi, and Deulrejang. It was arranged by Park Moon-chi. The song was characterized as a pop rock song featuring band instrumentation and Jo's clear vocals, with lyrics expressing memories and the moment of farewell. Jo said the song was about emotional flow within a gradually distancing relationship.
Promotion Following the release of Episode 25, Jo Yuri performed "Farewell for now!" for the first time on a music program on Mnet's M Countdown on July 17, 2025. She also performed the song on KBS's Music Bank on July 18, and on MBC's Show! Music Core on July 19. On July 22, Jo appeared on the YouTube program It's Live, where she performed a band live version of the song.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Bugs.
Personnel Jo Yuri – vocals, lyrics Ogi (Galactika *) – lyrics Underscore – lyrics Deeno – lyrics Llano – lyrics Ian – lyrics Lee Aeng-doo – lyrics Lee Si-dae – lyrics Park Han-pyeong – lyrics Mia – lyrics Kim Jae-woong – composition Shin Geon-woo – composition Lee Seung-yoon – composition Park Moon-chi – composition, arrangement Deulrejang – composition
Release history + Release history for "Farewell for now!" Region Date Format Label Various July 14, 2025
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