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#23 Imperial K.K.
Album cover in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Composed by		[[Toru Minegishi]]
Mood		A little grumpy...
Owned by		Alfonso  Bill  Chester  Chow  Cousteau  Drago  Jūbei  June  Pekoe  Pinky  Roswell  Tammi  Tiansheng  Wart Jr.
Genre		Chinese folk
Instruments		Xylophone Tuba Ruan Guzheng Erhu Gong Muyu
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  けけチャイナ  K.K.中华  Kéké l'Empereur  Tota-imperio  K.K. Imperiale  Величие К. К.  K.K.차이나  K.K.中華  Kéké l'Empereur  Tota-imperio  Super-K.K.  K.K. de wijze meester

"Imperial K.K." is a K.K. Slider song that first appears in Doubutsu no Mori. It is based on the traditional Chinese music, and derives its name from China's history as an imperial state prior to the downfall of the Qing dynasty in 1912. The song also takes inspiration from Chinese orchestral music, with a combination of traditional folk instruments along with Western instruments. It has an Asian style xylophone, tubas, and different Chinese instruments.

Album cover

Album cover in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

The album cover for "Imperial K.K." features Pekoe holding a fan and wearing what appears to be a cheongsam. In the background, K.K. Slider is sitting on a floating cloud among a couple of sky lanterns.

Appearances

In Doubutsu no Mori and Doubutsu no Mori+

In Doubutsu no Mori and Doubutsu no Mori+, "Imperial K.K." is played in the houses of Alfonso and Wart Jr.

In Animal Crossing

In Animal Crossing, "Imperial K.K." is played in Alfonso's house.

In Doubutsu no Mori e+

In Doubutsu no Mori e+, "Imperial K.K." is played in the houses of Cousteau, Jūbei, June, and Roswell, and the aircheck of the song's live performance can be received from Cousteau, Jūbei, and Pinky at maximum friendship.

In Wild World

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

In City Folk

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, "Imperial K.K." is played in the houses of Chester, Cousteau, Pekoe, and Pinky.

In New Leaf

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, "Imperial K.K." is played in the houses of Chester, Cousteau, Drago, Pekoe, Pinky, Tammi.

In New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, "Imperial K.K." is played in the houses of Bill, Chester, Chow, Cousteau, Drago, Pekoe, Pinky, Tammi, and Tiansheng. 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, "Imperial K.K." is played in the houses of Chester, Cousteau, Pekoe, Pinky, and Tiansheng.

In Happy Home Designer

In Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, "Imperial K.K." is played in the houses of Chester, Cousteau, Pekoe, and Pinky.

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

Imperial K.K. audio tracks

Title	Game	Track	Notes
Aircheck	Animal Crossing: Wild World	File:WW Imperial K.K. (Aircheck).flac
Live	Animal Crossing: Wild World	File:WW Imperial K.K. (Live).flac
Aircheck	Animal Crossing: New Leaf	File:NL Imperial K.K. (Aircheck).flac
Live	Animal Crossing: New Leaf	File:NL Imperial K.K. (Live).flac
Music Box	Animal Crossing: New Leaf	File:NL Imperial K.K. (Music Box).flac
DJ KK House Remix	Animal Crossing: New Leaf	File:NL Imperial K.K. (DJ KK House Remix).flac
DJ KK NES Remix	Animal Crossing: New Leaf	File:NL Imperial K.K. (DJ KK NES Remix).flac
Aircheck (Cheap)	Animal Crossing: New Horizons	File:NH BGM Audio 023 China Cheap.flac
Aircheck (Retro)	Animal Crossing: New Horizons	File:NH BGM Audio 023 China Retro.flac
Aircheck (Phono)	Animal Crossing: New Horizons	File:NH BGM Audio 023 China Phono.flac
Music Box	Animal Crossing: New Horizons	File:NH BGM MusicBox 023 China.flac
DJ KK Remix	Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise	File:NH BGM DJ 023 China.flac

Trivia

• On Nintendo's Doubutsu no Mori website, a "comment from development" (most likely composer Toru Minegishi) stated that they aimed for "Imperial K.K." to be a misunderstood version of traditional Chinese music, and that K.K. himself is not aware of the misunderstanding.

Names in other languages

	けけチャイナ Keke chaina	K.K. China
	K.K.차이나 K.K. Chaina	K.K. China
	K.K.中华 K.K. Zhōnghuá	K.K. China
	Величие К. К. Velichie K. K.	K.K.'s Greatness
	K.K. de wijze meester	K.K. the Wise Master
	Super-K.K.	The Great K.K.
	Tota-imperio	K.K. Imperial
	Kéké l'Empereur	K.K. the Emperor
	K.K. Imperiale	K.K. Imperial