This Is For (song)

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"This Is For"
Single by Twice
from the album This Is For
ReleasedJuly 11, 2025 (2025-07-11)
Genre
Length2:11
Label
Composers
Lyricists
  • Tayla Parx
  • Em Walcott
Twice singles chronology
"Takedown"
(2025)		"This Is For"
(2025)		"Enemy"
(2025)
Music video
"This Is For" on YouTube

"This Is For" is a song by the South Korean girl group Twice. It was released on July 11, 2025, through JYP Entertainment and Republic Records, as the lead single from their fourth Korean studio album, This Is For . [1]

Contents

Music and lyrics

"This Is For" is a pop song that is reminiscent of the early 2000s, with influences from 1980s electropop. [2] It was composed by Tayla Parx, Em Walcott, Gustav Landell, Stephen McGregor and Daoud Anthony, with lyrics by Parx and Walcott. Jihyo revealed to Singles magazine that there were many candidates for the album's lead single and Twice had a lot of arguments with JYP Entertainment over the song choice. Twice fought for "This Is For" and it was ultimately chosen. [3] The song begins with an empowering message: "This is for all my ladies who don't get hyped enough/ If you've been done wrong, this is your song so turn it up." [4] [1] In an interview with People , Jihyo said the song is a "message to people who really need cheering", with Nayeon adding that it "can make someone feel very positive again when they feel that their confidence is down". [1] Crystal Bell, writing for W , described "This Is For" as "brash, bouncy, and unapologetically for the girls". [5]

Music video

On July 7, 2025, a music video teaser for "This Is For" was released. [6] A second music video teaser was released on July 9. [7] The full music video was released on July 11.

Critical reception

Clash ranked "This Is For" second on their list of the "15 Biggest K-Pop Statements of 2025", with Natalia Kabenge writing that the song is "a resolute, unapologetic feminist anthem" that "cements [Twice's] status as a generational talent". [2] Nicole Fell of The Hollywood Reporter ranked the song thirteenth out of "The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2025", saying "the girl power anthem is exactly what we needed this year." [8] Pyo Kyung-min of The Korea Times described "This Is For" as an "easy-listening pop anthem" that serves as a "continuation of the group's slow but steady shift into their 'grown woman' era", praising Twice's self-assurance and skill that comes from their ten years together as a group. [4]

Accolades

Music program awards
ProgramDateRef.
M Countdown August 7, 2025 [9]

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lee, Michelle (July 11, 2025). "Twice Debuts New Album Featuring a Hype-Up Anthem for Fans 'Who Really Need Cheering' (Exclusive)". People .
  2. 1 2 Kabenge, Natalia (December 19, 2025). "15 Biggest K-Pop Statements of 2025". Clash . Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ Jihyo (July 28, 2025). 잠 못 드는 원스 드루와 #지효 가 콜드플레이 썰 풀어준다 | 눕터뷰 with 지효 [Once who can't sleep, come in and Jihyo will tell the story of Coldplay | Lie Down Interview with Jihyo]. Singles (Interview). Event occurs at 10:04. Retrieved August 1, 2025– via YouTube.
  4. 1 2 Pyo, Kyung-min (July 18, 2025). "Twice, Blackpink made noise with simultaneous comebacks — but who hit harder?". The Korea Times . Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ Bell, Crystal (July 16, 2025). "Twice Talks This Is For, Lollapalooza, and 10 Years of Sisterhood and Stardom". W . Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ Inman, Jessica (July 7, 2025). "Twice shares 'This is For' music video teaser". UPI . Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ Seon, Mi-kyung (July 9, 2025). '컴백' 트와이스, 짧지만 강렬한 눈맞춤 [Twice's Comeback: Brief but Intense Eye Contact]. ChosunBiz (in Korean). Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  8. ↑ Fell, Nicole (December 29, 2025). "The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2025". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  9. ↑ iKON JAY、EPEXらが豪華ステージを披露！XngHan&XoulのデビューステージやSAY MY NAMEのスペシャルステージも！＜エムカ in Boryeong 8/7レポート＞ (in Japanese). Mnet Japan. August 13, 2025. Archived from the original on September 9, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Top 20 Chile – Anglo – Del 8 al 14 de Diciembre, 2025" [Top 20 Chile – English – From 8 to 14 December, 2025] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Twice Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Twice Chart History (Hong Kong Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100: Week of July 23, 2025". Billboard Japan . Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2025-07-28" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  15. ↑ "The Official Southeast Asia Charts – This Week's Official Malaysia Chart Top 20 from 07/11/2025 to 07/17/2025". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved July 22, 2025. [Select 2025 Week 29]
  16. ↑ "TOP 20 Most Streamed International Singles In Malaysia Week 29 (11/7/2025-17/7/2025)". RIM. July 26, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025– via Facebook.
  17. ↑ "Official Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Philippines Hot 100 (Week of July 26, 2025)". Billboard Philippines . July 23, 2025. Archived from the original on July 23, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  19. ↑ "The Official Singapore Charts Week 29 (11 - 17 Jul 2025)". RIAS. Archived from the original on July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Digital Chart: 2025 Weeks 29". Circle Chart . Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Twice Chart History (Taiwan Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Twice Chart History (Vietnam Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Digital Chart – July 2025". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2025.
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