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#44 Comrade K.K.
Album cover in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Aircheck
Live Performance
Composed by		Toru Minegishi
Mood		A little blue...
Owned by		Claude  Pippy  Iggy  Lucy  Marcel  Ken  Kidd  Greta  Hamphrey  Hopper  Curt  Avery  Coach  Lobo  Nibbles  Violet
Genre		Bard music
Instruments		Accordion
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  しょうわけけかよう  昭和K.K.歌谣  Tovaritch Kéké  Tota-camarada  K.K. Compagno  Товарищ К. К  추억의 K.K.가요  昭和K.K.歌謠  Camarade Kéké  Tota-camarada  K.K. Freundelied  Kameraad K.K.

"Comrade K.K." is a K.K. Slider song in the Animal Crossing series that first appeared in Doubutsu no Mori. The song is reminiscent of traditional Russian folk music and especially bard music, a genre that was common among amateur musicians in the former Soviet Union. This is reflected in the song's title, with comrade being commonly associated with communism and Russian speakers. The song's Japanese name and album art refer to ryūkōka, or early Shōwa-era popular music in Japanese, which is also heavily influenced by European folk music and known for the heavy use of the accordion.

Album cover

Album cover in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

The song's album cover features K.K. Slider with hair, glasses, and a suit, a possible reference to the iconic ryūkōka singer, Tarō Shōji. In New Leaf, K.K.'s portrait is against a gray and beige background with writing, akin to a classic Japanese record. In New Horizons, K.K.'s portrait is against a purple background. The New Horizons cover reads "けけ歌謡" (Keke Kayō) in kanji meaning "K.K. Ballad," short for the song's Japanese name "しょうわけけかよう" (Shōwa Keke Kayō) or "Shōwa-era K.K. Ballad."

The song's North American e-Reader card artwork features Weber, Iggy, Rolf, Lobo, and K.K. Slider; they appear to wear buttoned-up ushanka style hats (a hat popularized in the Soviet-era) and performing Russian folk dance, with a building resembling Saint Basil's Cathedral appearing in the background. The Japanese e-Reader card artwork instead features the image later used for its New Leaf album cover.

Appearances

In Animal Crossing

In Animal Crossing, "Comrade K.K." is not played in any villagers' houses. However, in Doubutsu no Mori and Doubutsu no Mori+, it is played in the houses of Claude and Pippy. In Doubutsu no Mori e+, it is played in the houses of Iggy and Lucy, and the aircheck of the song's live performance can be received from Iggy, Lucy, and Sven at maximum friendship.

In Wild World

In Animal Crossing: Wild World, "Comrade K.K." is played in Lucy's house.

In City Folk

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, "Comrade K.K." is played in the houses of Lucy and Marcel.

In New Leaf

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, "Comrade K.K." is played in the houses of Ken, Kidd, Lucy, and Marcel.

In New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, "Comrade K.K." is played in the houses of Curt, Greta, Hamphrey, Hopper, and Marcel.

In Happy Home Designer

In Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, "Comrade K.K." is played in the houses of Avery, Coach, Curt, Lobo, Nibbles, and Violet.

Gallery

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  e-Reader Card

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  e-Reader Card (reverse)

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  Japanese e-Reader card

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  Happy Home Designer icon

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  Happy Home Designer wall-mounted icon

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  Happy Home Designer album cover icon

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  Album cover in amiibo Festival

Names in other languages

	しょうわけけかよう Shōwa Keke kayō	Shōwa-era K.K. Ballad
	추억의 K.K.가요 Chueog-ui K.K. Gayo	K.K. Song of Memories
	昭和K.K.歌谣 Zhāohé K.K. Gēyáo	Shōwa-era K.K. Ballad
	Товарищ К. К. Tovarishch K. K.	K.K. Comrade
	Kameraad K.K.	—
	K.K. Freundelied	K.K. Friend Song
	Tota-camarada	K.K. Comrade
	Tovaritch Kéké	From Russian "Товарищ" (tovarishch), meaning "comrade"
	Camarade Kéké	—
	K.K. Compagno	K.K. Comrade