K.K. Ballad

"K.K. Ballad" is a K.K. Slider song that first appears in. The song's style derives from the modern meaning of "ballad," as in a, rather than the traditional storytelling format seen in classical ballads. The song is slow-paced with a melancholic melody, and its aircheck features a string section, a light rhythm, and a plucked violin playing the lead.

The song has a distinctly different melody in and  than in the international release of. The change remains in all subsequent games. It shares this trait with "DJ K.K."

Album cover
The album cover for "K.K. Ballad" features K.K. Slider holding a light in his hands. In, there is yellow illegible text at the bottom of the cover in partial cursive. In, the text is now in central position and reads "K.K." in white to the left of K.K.'s head and "Ballad" in blue to the right of K.K.'s head. The cover in this game is also zoomed in.

In
In, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Ed, Ellie, Liz, Puddles, and Samson. In, it is also played in the houses of Bella and Maggie, and the aircheck of the song's live performance can be received from Bella, Ed, Ellie, Liz, Maggie, and Puddles at maximum friendship.

In
In, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Puddles and Rhonda.

In
In, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Ed, Puddles, and Rhonda.

In
In, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Ed, Molly, Puddles, and Rhonda.

In
In, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Ed, Ellie, Merengue, Molly, Nana, and Rhonda. The aircheck of this song can be obtained from one of these villagers after visiting their house by their favor. This song's aircheck can also be purchased in Nook Shopping daily selection for Bells 3200.

In, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Egbert, Penelope, Tex, and Wade.

In
In, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Colton, Egbert, Frobert, and Julian.

In
In, a music box version of "K.K. Ballad" plays on the Simple Green Music Box.

Music

 * Aircheck
 * [[File:DnM K.K. Ballad (Aircheck).oga]]
 * Different melody from other versions.
 * Live
 * [[File:DnM K.K. Ballad (Live).oga]]
 * Different melody from other versions.
 * Aircheck
 * [[File:NL K.K. Ballad (Aircheck).flac]]
 * Live
 * [[File:NL K.K. Ballad (Live).flac]]
 * Music Box
 * [[File:NL K.K. Ballad (Music Box).flac]]
 * DJ KK House Remix
 * [[File:NL K.K. Ballad (DJ K.K. House Remix).flac]]
 * DJ KK NES Remix
 * [[File:NL K.K. Ballad (DJ K.K. NES Remix).flac]]
 * Aircheck (Cheap)
 * [[File:NH BGM Audio 043 Ballad Cheap.flac]]
 * Aircheck (Retro)
 * [[File:NH BGM Audio 043 Ballad Retro.flac]]
 * Aircheck (Phono)
 * [[File:NH BGM Audio 043 Ballad Phono.flac]]
 * Music Box
 * [[File:NH BGM MusicBox 043 Ballad.flac]]
 * DJ KK Remix
 * [[File:NH BGM DJ 043 Ballad.flac]]
 * DJ KK House Remix
 * [[File:NL K.K. Ballad (DJ K.K. House Remix).flac]]
 * DJ KK NES Remix
 * [[File:NL K.K. Ballad (DJ K.K. NES Remix).flac]]
 * Aircheck (Cheap)
 * [[File:NH BGM Audio 043 Ballad Cheap.flac]]
 * Aircheck (Retro)
 * [[File:NH BGM Audio 043 Ballad Retro.flac]]
 * Aircheck (Phono)
 * [[File:NH BGM Audio 043 Ballad Phono.flac]]
 * Music Box
 * [[File:NH BGM MusicBox 043 Ballad.flac]]
 * DJ KK Remix
 * [[File:NH BGM DJ 043 Ballad.flac]]
 * Aircheck (Retro)
 * [[File:NH BGM Audio 043 Ballad Retro.flac]]
 * Aircheck (Phono)
 * [[File:NH BGM Audio 043 Ballad Phono.flac]]
 * Music Box
 * [[File:NH BGM MusicBox 043 Ballad.flac]]
 * DJ KK Remix
 * [[File:NH BGM DJ 043 Ballad.flac]]
 * [[File:NH BGM Audio 043 Ballad Phono.flac]]
 * Music Box
 * [[File:NH BGM MusicBox 043 Ballad.flac]]
 * DJ KK Remix
 * [[File:NH BGM DJ 043 Ballad.flac]]
 * [[File:NH BGM MusicBox 043 Ballad.flac]]
 * DJ KK Remix
 * [[File:NH BGM DJ 043 Ballad.flac]]
 * DJ KK Remix
 * [[File:NH BGM DJ 043 Ballad.flac]]
 * [[File:NH BGM DJ 043 Ballad.flac]]