K.K. Ballad
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 Album cover in Animal Crossing: New Horizons | ||||||||
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| Composed by | Toru Minegishi | |||||||
| Mood | A little blue... | |||||||
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| Genre | Sentimental ballad | |||||||
| Instruments | Drums String instruments | |||||||
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Names in other languages
けけバラッド
K.K.叙事歌谣 Ballade de Kéké Tota-balada K.K. Lento Баллада К. К.
K.K.발라드 K.K.敘事歌謠 Ballade de Kéké Tota-balada K.K. Ballade K.K.-ballade | ||||||||
"K.K. Ballad" is a K.K. Slider song that first appears in Doubutsu no Mori. The song's style derives from the modern meaning of "ballad," as in a sentimental ballad, 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 Doubutsu no Mori and Doubutsu no Mori+ than in the international release of Animal Crossing. The change remains in all subsequent games. It shares this trait with "DJ K.K."
Album cover[edit]
The album cover for "K.K. Ballad" features K.K. Slider holding a light in his hands. In New Leaf, there is yellow illegible text at the bottom of the cover in partial cursive. In New Horizons, 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.
Appearances[edit]
In Doubutsu no Mori and Doubutsu no Mori+[edit]
In Doubutsu no Mori and Doubutsu no Mori+, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Ed, Ellie, Liz, and Samson.
In Animal Crossing[edit]
In Animal Crossing, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Ed, Ellie, Liz, Puddles, and Samson.
In Doubutsu no Mori e+[edit]
In Doubutsu no Mori e+, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Bella, Ed, Ellie, Liz, Maggie, and Puddles, and the aircheck of the song's live performance can be received from them at maximum friendship.
In Wild World[edit]
In Animal Crossing: Wild World, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Puddles and Rhonda.
In Animal Crossing: City Folk[edit]
In Animal Crossing: City Folk, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Ed, Puddles, and Rhonda.
In New Leaf[edit]
In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Ed, Molly, Puddles, and Rhonda.
In New Horizons[edit]
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, "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 
3,200 Bells.
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Egbert, Penelope, Tex, and Wade.
In Happy Home Designer[edit]
In Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Colton, Egbert, Frobert, and Julian.
In Pocket Camp[edit]
In Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, the New Horizons music box version of "K.K. Ballad" plays on the simple green music box from the Marvelous Music Box Set.
Gallery[edit]
New Leaf model
Happy Home Designer icon
Happy Home Designer wall-mounted icon
Happy Home Designer album cover icon
Album cover in amiibo Festival
New Horizons icon
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Music[edit]
K.K. Ballad audio tracks
| Title | Game | Track | Notes |
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| Aircheck | Doubutsu no Mori | Different melody from other versions. | |
| Live | Doubutsu no Mori | Different melody from other versions. | |
| Aircheck | Animal Crossing: New Leaf | ||
| Live | Animal Crossing: New Leaf | ||
| Music Box | Animal Crossing: New Leaf | ||
| DJ KK House Remix | Animal Crossing: New Leaf | ||
| DJ KK NES Remix | Animal Crossing: New Leaf | ||
| Aircheck (Cheap) | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | ||
| Aircheck (Retro) | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | ||
| Aircheck (Phono) | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | ||
| Music Box | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | ||
| DJ KK Remix | Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise |
Names in other languages[edit]
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けけバラッド Keke baraddo |
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K.K.발라드 K.K. Balladeu |
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K.K.叙事歌谣 K.K. Xùshì gēyáo |
K.K. Narrative Ballad |
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Баллада К. К. Ballada K. K. |
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K.K.-ballade | — |
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K.K. Ballade | — |
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Tota-balada | — |
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Ballade de Kéké | K.K.'s Ballad |
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K.K. Lento | K.K. Slow |
Notes[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 In Doubutsu no Mori, Doubutsu no Mori+, and Animal Crossing
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 In Doubutsu no Mori, Doubutsu no Mori+, Animal Crossing, and Doubutsu no Mori e+
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 In Doubutsu no Mori, Doubutsu no Mori+, Animal Crossing, Doubutsu no Mori e+, City Folk, New Leaf, and New Horizons
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 In Doubutsu no Mori, Doubutsu no Mori+, Animal Crossing, Doubutsu no Mori e+, and New Horizons
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 In Animal Crossing, Doubutsu no Mori e+, Wild World, City Folk, and New Leaf
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 In Doubutsu no Mori e+ only
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 In Wild World, City Folk, New Leaf, and New Horizons
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 In New Leaf and New Horizons
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 In New Horizons only
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 In Happy Home Paradise only
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 In Happy Home Paradise and Happy Home Designer
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 In Happy Home Designer only
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