K.K. Ballad

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#43 K.K. Ballad
Album cover in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Aircheck
Live Performance
Composed by		Toru Minegishi
Mood		A little blue...
Owned by		Liz  Samson  Puddles  Ed  Ellie  Bella  Maggie  Rhonda  Molly  Merengue  Nana  Penelope  Tex  Wade  Egbert  Colton  Frobert  Julian
Genre		Sentimental ballad
Instruments		Drums String instruments
Main appearances
DnM AC e+ WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
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

Album cover in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

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

In Animal Crossing

In Animal Crossing, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Ed, Ellie, Liz, Puddles, and Samson. In Doubutsu no Mori e+, 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 Wild World

In Animal Crossing: Wild World, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Puddles and Rhonda.

In Animal Crossing: City Folk

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Ed, Puddles, and Rhonda.

In New Leaf

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Ed, Molly, Puddles, and Rhonda.

In New Horizons

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

In Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, "K.K. Ballad" is played in the houses of Colton, Egbert, Frobert, and Julian.

In Pocket Camp

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

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  New Leaf model

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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

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  New Horizons icon

Music

K.K. Ballad audio tracks

Title	Game	Track	Notes
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

	けけバラッド Keke baraddo	—
	K.K.발라드 K.K. Balladeu	—
	K.K.叙事歌谣 K.K. Xùshì gēyáo	K.K. Narrative Ballad
	Баллада К. К. Ballada K. K.	—
	K⁠.⁠K⁠.-ballade	—
	K.K. Ballade	—
	Tota-balada	—
	Ballade de Kéké	K.K.'s Ballad
	K.K. Lento	K.K. Slow