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#11 K.K. Bossa
Album cover in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Composed by		[[Toru Minegishi]]
Mood		Laid-back
Owned by		Cleo  Winnie  Robin  Goldie  Mallary  Margie  Wendy  Peggy  Chai  Blaire  Bree  Elise  Marshal  Tia  Deirdre  Ava  Mint  Beardo  Tom Nook  K.K. Slider
Genre		Bossa Nova
Instruments		Guitar
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  けけボッサ  K.K.巴萨诺瓦  Bossa de Kéké  Tota-bossa nova  K.K. Bossa  Босанова К. К.  K.K.보사노바  K.K.巴薩諾瓦  Bossa de Kéké  Tota-bossa nova  K.K. Bossa  K.K.-bossanova

"K.K. Bossa" is a K.K. Slider song that first appears in Doubutsu no Mori. It is a slow, light jazzy tune that is based on the Brazilian music genre bossa nova, or simply "bossa." It bears some resemblance to the popular bossa nova song "The Girl from Ipanema."

Album cover

Album cover in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

The album cover for "K.K. Bossa" features K.K. Slider playing the guitar. It also features the "wave" sidewalk design of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, and Frank, an eagle based on the Brazilian yellow-faced parrot, appears as well. In New Leaf, the text at the bottom right of the cover reads "BOSSA." In New Horizons, the text reads "K.K. BOSSA."

Appearances

In Animal Crossing

In Animal Crossing, "K.K. Bossa" is played in the houses of Cleo, Goldie, Mallary, Robin, and Winnie. In Doubutsu no Mori e+, it is also played in Margie's house, and the aircheck of the song's live performance can be received from Clara, Cleo, Mallary, Margie, and Robin at maximum friendship.

In Wild World

In Animal Crossing: Wild World, "K.K. Bossa" is played in the houses of Goldie, Mallary, Margie, and Robin.

In City Folk

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, "K.K. Bossa" is played in the houses of Goldie, Mallary, Margie, Peggy, Robin, and Wendy.

In New Leaf

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, "K.K. Bossa" is played in the houses of Chai, Goldie, Mallary, Margie, Peggy, Robin, and Wendy. It also plays in K.K. Slider's RV.

Robin has the aircheck of the song's live performance placed as a piece of furniture inside of her house.

In New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, "K.K. Bossa" is played in the houses of Blaire, Bree, Chai, Deirdre, Elise, Goldie, Mallary, Marshal, Peggy, and Tia.

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise, "K.K. Bossa" is played in the houses of Ava, Deirdre, and Mint.

In Happy Home Designer

In Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, "K.K. Bossa" is played in the houses of Ava, Beardo, Deirdre, Margie, Mint, and Tom Nook.

In Gekijōban Doubutsu no Mori

In 🎬 Gekijōban Doubutsu no Mori, "K.K. Bossa" is performed by K.K. Slider at the Fireworks Festival. Requested by Margie, it quickly becomes her theme song, representing her friendship with the main character, Ai. It is sung in Animalese with a translation to Japanese running along the bottom of the screen.

Lyrics

"K.K. Bossa" is the only K.K. Slider song to have been given lyrics.

Japanese	Romanized	English
大波　小波　さざ波 Ke・Ke・Ke 流れ着いたのは　なに? 浜辺でみつけた贈り物 それは扉を開ける　カギかもね... 扉の 向こうは 楽しい 風ばかりじゃない だけども しあわせのスウィーツ それさえ あれば なんとかなるもんだよ 大波　小波　さざ波 Ke・Ke・Ke 流れ着いたのは　なに? 浜辺でみつけた贈り物 君が呼んだもの　かもしれないね	Onami sazanami sazanami Ke, ke, ke Nagaretsuita no wa nani? Hamabe de mitsuketa okurimono Sore wa tobira o akeru kagi kamo ne... Tobira no mukō wa tanoshī Kaze bakari janai dakedomo shiawase no suuītsu Sore sae areba nantoka naru monda yo Onami sazanami sazanami Ke, ke, ke Nagaretsuita no wa nani? Hamabe de mitsuketa okurimono Kimi ga yonda mono kamo shirenai ne	A wave, a splash, a ripple Ke, ke, ke At the shore's end, what shall there be? A gift found on the beach This is the key to open the door... Beyond the door a pleasant time waits Not just the wind but also sweets of happiness As long as you have those it'll all be okay A wave, a splash, a ripple Ke, ke, ke At the shore's end, what shall there be? A gift found on the beach It might be calling out to you

Other appearances

In Mario Kart 8

In Mario Kart 8 in the Autumn version of the Animal Crossing course, K.K. Slider is present near the starting line and sings a short loop of "K.K. Bossa," though it can be difficult to hear with the background music on top.

In other media

In the Animal Crossing Direct 11.2.16 for the release of Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo, sound director Kazumi Totaka and K.K. Slider played "K.K. Bossa" live while the names of the villagers returning in the update were shown on screen.

Gallery

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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

Music

K.K. Bossa audio tracks

Title	Game	Track	Notes
Aircheck	Animal Crossing: New Leaf	File:NL K.K. Bossa (Aircheck).flac
Live	Animal Crossing: New Leaf	File:NL K.K. Bossa (Live).flac
Music Box	Animal Crossing: New Leaf	File:NL K.K. Bossa (Music Box).flac
DJ KK House Remix	Animal Crossing: New Leaf	File:NL K.K. Bossa (DJ K.K. House Remix).flac
DJ KK NES Remix	Animal Crossing: New Leaf	File:NL K.K. Bossa (DJ K.K. NES Remix).flac
Aircheck (Cheap)	Animal Crossing: New Horizons	File:NH BGM Audio 011 Bossa Cheap.flac
Aircheck (Retro)	Animal Crossing: New Horizons	File:NH BGM Audio 011 Bossa Retro.flac
Aircheck (Phono)	Animal Crossing: New Horizons	File:NH BGM Audio 011 Bossa Phono.flac
Music Box	Animal Crossing: New Horizons	File:NH BGM MusicBox 011 Bossa.flac
DJ KK Remix	Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise	File:NH BGM DJ 011 Bossa.flac

Names in other languages

	けけボッサ Keke bossa	—
	K.K.보사노바 K.K. Bosanoba	K.K. Bossa Nova
	K.K.巴萨诺瓦 K.K. Bāsà nuò wǎ	K.K. Bossa Nova
	Босанова К. К. Bosanova K. K.	K.K. Bossa Nova
	K⁠.⁠K⁠.-⁠⁠bossanova	K.K. Bossa Nova
	K.K. Bossa	—
	Tota-bossa nova	K.K. Bossa Nova
	Bossa de Kéké	K.K.'s Bossa
	K.K. Bossa	—