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[[File:NH Stereo Interface.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The interface of a [[stereo]] in {{NH|short|nolink}}, showcasing various K.K. Slider songs]]
[[File:Aircheck NH Inv Icon.png|thumb|right|The eighth-note icon used to represent K.K. Slider songs, as seen in {{NH|short|nolink}}]]
The {{SER}} features many '''songs performed by [[K.K. Slider]]'''. K.K. visits [[town]] on Saturday nights to [[live performance|perform live]] either a random song or a specific request from the player. During the performance, the game's staff credits play, and afterward, K.K. gives the player an aircheck of the song, which can be placed in a [[stereo]] furniture item to be played in the [[Player house|player's house]].

K.K. Slider's songs, when played live, consist of acoustic guitar paired with vocalizations from K.K., including [[Animalese]] syllables, humming, whistling, and howling. Each song is inspired by a different genre of music. The aircheck versions of the songs differ from the live versions and are fully produced instrumental-only versions. Beginning in {{NL}}, each song has a unique album cover.

Most of the initial 55 K.K. Slider songs in {{DnM}} were composed by [[Toru Minegishi]] as the aircheck versions, which were then rearranged for the live versions by [[Kazumi Totaka]] in a span of two weeks; he would write out the arrangements on his train ride to work in order to meet strict deadlines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shmuplations.com/animalcrossing/|title=Animal Crossing – Developer Interviews|site=shmuplations.com}}</ref> Songs in later games were created by a variety of composers, including [[Atsuko Asahi]], [[Sayako Doi]], [[Shiho Fujii]], [[Manaka Kataoka]], and [[Shinobu Nagata]].

Every game in the {{SER|nolink}} features K.K. Slider songs, with each new installment usually adding more songs while retaining all songs from the previous games. As of the {{NHVer|2.0|full}} to {{NH}}, there are a total of 110 K.K. Slider songs. Each game also features [[secret song]]s which can only be heard and received if they are specifically requested, along with unnamed, live-performance only songs which can only be heard if the player inputs an invalid request for a song. Each successive game usually adds three new invalid-request songs while promoting the previous game's invalid-request songs to secret songs, and promoting the previous game's secret songs to standard songs.

==Appearances==
===In the first-generation games===
In every [[First generation|first-generation ''Animal Crossing'' game]], K.K. Slider song airchecks are obtained from K.K. after his performances in front of the [[train station]] on Saturday nights. K.K. songs the player has obtained appear in the [[catalog]], though they cannot be ordered.

====In {{DnM|nolink}}, {{DnM+|nolink}}, and {{PG|nolink}}====
In {{DnM}}, {{DnM+}}, and {{PG}}, there are a total of 58 K.K. Slider songs, including three secret songs—"[[K.K. Song]]", "[[I Love You]]", and "[[Two Days Ago]]"—and three invalid-request songs. In {{DnM|nolink}}, only one song can be placed in a stereo at a time; in all subsequent first-generation games, all 55 airchecks can be stored at once in a stereo.

In {{DnM|nolink}} and {{iQue}} only, K.K. Slider songs can be purchased from [[Redd]] during [[Fireworks Show]]s for 980 [[Bell]]s. In all other first-generation games, Redd instead sells [[handheld item]]s.

====In {{DnMe+|nolink}}====
{{DnMe+}} introduces 12 standard songs, three invalid-request songs, and a special birthday performance (later titled "[[K.K. Birthday]]"), bringing the total to 74 songs. The three invalid-request songs from the previous first-generation games are promoted to secret songs: "[[My Place]]", "[[Forest Life]]", and "[[To the Edge]]". The three secret songs from the previous entries remain secret songs, a practice that would not be repeated in later games.

The 12 new standard songs can only be performed by K.K. after their respective [[e-Reader card]] is scanned at the [[town tune]] board outside the [[post office]].

The 70 songs with aircheck versions now also have their live-performance versions available as items to be used in stereos. These versions have the same names as the standard airchecks and are differentiated by a double eighth-note icon. They can be obtained from [[villager]]s who have high [[friendship]] with the player, or from [[special character]]s after the song's e-Reader card is scanned. This feature remains exclusive to {{DnMe+|nolink}}.

===In {{WW|short|nolink}}===
In {{WW}}, K.K. Slider song airchecks are obtained from K.K. after his performances at [[The Roost]] on Saturday nights.

{{WW|short|nolink}} retains 73 of the 74 songs from {{DnMe+}} (excluding "K.K. Birthday"), while promoting the secret songs "[[K.K. Song]]", "[[I Love You]]", and "[[Two Days Ago]]" to standard songs. No new songs are added, making {{WW|short|nolink}} the only game in the series with this distinction.

===In {{CF|short|nolink}}===
Like in {{WW|short|nolink}}, in {{CF}}, K.K. Slider song airchecks are obtained from K.K. after his performances at The Roost on Saturday nights.

{{CF|short|nolink}} introduces two standard songs—"[[K.K. House]]" and "[[K.K. Sonata]]"—and three invalid-request songs, bringing the total number of songs to 78. Additionally, the three invalid-request songs from {{DnMe+|nolink}} and {{WW|short|nolink}} are promoted to secret songs: "[[Stale Cupcakes]]", "[[Spring Blossoms]]", and "[[Wandering]]".

===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
In {{NL}}, K.K. Slider song airchecks can be obtained either from K.K. after his performances at [[Club LOL]] on Saturday nights, or, for standard songs only, from [[T.I.Y.]] and [[T&T Emporium]] for 3,200 Bells. K.K. songs once again appear in the catalog and can now be ordered for 3,200 Bells. Each song now has a unique album cover, which can be displayed as [[furniture]] items.

{{NL|short|nolink}} introduces 12 standard songs, three invalid-request songs, and "[[K.K. Birthday]]" returns from {{DnMe+}}, bringing the total to 94 songs. The three invalid-request songs from {{CF|short|nolink}} are promoted to secret songs: "[[Hypno K.K.]]", "[[K.K. Stroll]]", and "[[K.K. Island]]". Additionally, "K.K. Birthday" now has an aircheck version.

K.K. Slider performs remixed versions of his songs as DJ KK every night except Saturdays at Club LOL from 8 PM to 6 AM. DJ KK alternates between electronic dance remixes and "House Night" and 8-bit chiptune remixes on "NES Night".

===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
In {{NH}}, K.K. Slider song airchecks can be obtained either from K.K. after his performances outside [[Resident Services]] on Saturday nights, or, for standard songs only, from [[Nook Shopping]] for 3,200 Bells. Like in {{NL|short|nolink}}, K.K. songs appear in the catalog and can now be ordered. Songs can also be gifted by villagers after they invite the player to their house for a visit.

The original release of {{NH}} introduces one standard song, "[[Welcome Horizons]]", and three invalid-request songs, bringing the total to 98 songs. The three invalid-request songs from {{NL|short|nolink}} are promoted to secret songs: "[[Animal City]]", "[[Drivin']]", and "[[Farewell]]". 12 new songs were added in the {{NHVer|2.0|full}}, bringing the total to 110.

Nearly all of the album covers from {{NL|short|nolink}} have been redesigned, both noticeably and subtly. In most cases, the indecipherable text that appeared in {{NL|short|nolink}} has been replaced with each song's proper name, using the language most appropriate to its genre (for example, "[[K.K. Jongara]]" uses its Japanese name, "[[Café K.K.]]" uses its French name, and "[[K.K. Steppe]]" uses its Cyrillic name).

====In {{HHP|short|nolink}}====
In the {{HHP|short}} expansion, DJ KK performs remixes of his songs at a [[music festival]] held on the main island of the [[archipelago]] roughly every two weeks.

==List of songs==
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! Album art
! Song
! Order
! Debut game
! Aircheck
! Live performance
! Composer
! Mood
! Record label
|-
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|limit=110
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|}

==Gallery==
<gallery class=sprite>
Aircheck PG Sprite.png|{{PG}} (sprite)
Aircheck PG Inv Icon.png|{{PG|nolink}} (icon)
Live Song DnMe+ Sprite.png|{{DnMe+}} (live aircheck sprite)
Live Song DnMe+ Inv Icon.png|{{DnMe+|nolink}} (live aircheck icon)
Aircheck WW Icon.png|{{WW}}
Aircheck CF Icon.png|{{CF}}
Aircheck NL Icon.png|{{NL}}
Aircheck NH Inv Icon.png|{{NH}}
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*When using a {{I|karaoke system|NH}} in {{NH}}, the screen on the furniture item will turn on and output a set of four images. The image set correlates to the mood of the song that's playing. The request-only songs, which don't otherwise have moods, are given specific image sets.
**"[[Animal City]]," "[[Farewell]]," "[[K.K. Birthday]]," and "[[Welcome Horizons]]" use the "laid-back" image set.
**"[[Drivin']]" uses the "I feel good!" image set.
**"[[K.K. Bashment]]," "[[K.K. Break]]," "[[K.K. Chorinho]]," and "[[K.K. Hop]]" use the "I feel good!" mood images, while "[[K.K. Khoomei]]" and "[[K.K. Lovers]]" use the "laid-back" mood images, despite the fact that the mood of these songs do not match the images presented on the Karaoke System.
<gallery>
Karaoke System (I feel good!) NH Texture.png|I feel good!
Karaoke System (A little grumpy...) NH Texture.png|A little grumpy...
Karaoke System (Laid-back) NH Texture.png|Laid-back
Karaoke System (A little blue...) NH Texture.png|A little blue...
Karaoke System (It's hard to say) NH Texture.png|It's hard to say
</gallery>
[[File:DnM Fireworks Festival Redd 2.png|thumb|right|Redd's stall during a Fireworks Festival in {{DnM|nolink}}]]
*[[Prerelease and unused content in Doubutsu no Mori#Discoveries|Leaked development assets]] from the production of ''[[Doubutsu no Mori]]'' indicate that the [[:File:CD DnM Unused Inv Icon.png|inventory icon for airchecks]] was originally planned to be a {{wp|MiniDisc}}, a rewritable magneto-optical disc format that was popular in Japan during the 1990s and 2000s. The final game uses a generic eighth note icon, a motif that would remain in place throughout the series.
**The MiniDisc imagery is still used in the final game in Redd's stall during [[Fireworks Show|Fireworks Festivals]], where two are on display alongside the other items being sold. There is also a sign hanging above them that reads "MD". Since Redd no longer sells airchecks in {{DnM+|nolink}} onward, these textures are not present in those games.

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