Go K.K. Rider

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Album cover in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Composed by [[Toru Minegishi]]
Mood A little grumpy...
Owned by
Genre Television theme
Instruments Wurlitzer
Whistle (acoustic)
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 ゆけ!けけライダー
 冲吧!K.K.摩托车手
 Kéké route 66
 Llanero Tota
 K.K. Cross
 Доброго пути, К. К.!
 가자! K.K.라이더
 衝吧!K.K.摩托車手
 Kéké route 66
 Llanero Tota
 Go K.K. Rider!
 Super-K.K.

"Go K.K. Rider" (stylized as "Go K.K. Rider!" prior to New Leaf) is a K.K. Slider song that appears throughout the entire Animal Crossing series. It is a fast-paced, action-type melody which resembles and, based on its title and the album art, is directly inspired by the various theme songs of Kamen Rider, a superhero television franchise originating in the 1970s which is very famous and significant in Japan.

Album cover

Album cover in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

The album cover for "Go K.K. Rider" features K.K. Slider wearing a red scarf and riding a motorcycle. He is depicted against an orange and yellow background, riding away from a white explosion. A red logo in the upper-left corner is somewhat illegible in New Leaf and is based on a highly-stylized version of Japanese katakana, but it is legible in New Horizons and reads in actual katakana "ケケライダー" (Keke Raidā), or "K.K. Rider."

Appearances

"Go K.K. Rider" plays on the player's TV during a certain hour of the day while the "Action Racer" channel is on, although it lacks the main melody track like most songs on TV.

In Animal Crossing

In Animal Crossing, "Go K.K. Rider!" is played in Twirp's house. In Doubutsu no Mori and Doubutsu no Mori+, it is also played in Stinky's house. In Doubutsu no Mori e+, it is also played in the houses of Nindori, Samson, and Tarou, and the aircheck of the song's live performance can be received from Kid Cat, Nindori, Ribbot, Rizzo, Samson, Tarou, and Twirp at maximum friendship.

In Wild World

In Animal Crossing: Wild World, "Go K.K. Rider!" is played in the houses of Kid Cat, Ribbot, and Samson.

In City Folk

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, "Go K.K. Rider!" is played in the houses of Kid Cat, Ribbot, Samson, and Stinky.

In New Leaf

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, "Go K.K. Rider" is played in the houses of Kid Cat, Ribbot, Samson, and Stinky. It also plays in Mr. Resetti's RV.

In New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, "Go K.K. Rider" is played in the houses of Agent S, Al, Big Top, Kid Cat, and Mira. 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, "Go K.K. Rider" is played in the houses of Agent S, Hopper, Kid Cat, and Lucha.

In Happy Home Designer

In Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, "Go K.K. Rider" is played in the houses of Agent S, Kevin, Kid Cat, Leila, and Lucha.

Other appearances

In the Super Smash Bros. series

A remix of "Go K.K. Rider" is featured in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as one of the music tracks that may play on the Smashville, Tortimer Island, and Town and City stages.

In Mario Kart 8

In Mario Kart 8 in the Summer version of the Animal Crossing course, K.K. Slider is present on a cliff by the beach and sings a short loop of "Go K.K. Rider," though it can be difficult to hear with the background music on top.

In other media

A piano solo sheet music book released in Japan by Yamaha titled "やさしくひける どうぶつの森 スーパーベスト"[nb 13] featured sheet music for "Go K.K. Rider."[1]

Gallery

Music

Go K.K. Rider audio tracks

Title Game Track Notes
Aircheck Animal Crossing: Wild World File:WW Go K.K. Rider! (Aircheck).flac
Live Animal Crossing: Wild World File:WW Go K.K. Rider! (Live).flac
Aircheck Animal Crossing: New Leaf File:NL Go K.K. Rider (Aircheck).flac
Live Animal Crossing: New Leaf File:NL Go K.K. Rider (Live).flac
Music Box Animal Crossing: New Leaf File:NL Go K.K. Rider (Music Box).flac
DJ KK House Remix Animal Crossing: New Leaf File:NL Go K.K. Rider (DJ KK House Remix).flac
DJ KK NES Remix Animal Crossing: New Leaf File:NL Go K.K. Rider (DJ KK NES Remix).flac
Aircheck (Cheap) Animal Crossing: New Horizons File:NH BGM Audio 046 Kekerider Cheap.flac
Aircheck (Retro) Animal Crossing: New Horizons File:NH BGM Audio 046 Kekerider Retro.flac
Aircheck (Phono) Animal Crossing: New Horizons File:NH BGM Audio 046 Kekerider Phono.flac
Music Box Animal Crossing: New Horizons File:NH BGM MusicBox 046 Kekerider.flac
DJ KK Remix Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise File:NH BGM DJ 046 Kekerider.flac

Names in other languages

Japanese ゆけ!けけライダー
Yuke! Keke Raidā
Go! K.K. Rider

Korean 가자! K.K.라이더
Gaja! K.K. Raideo
Go! K.K. Rider

Simplified Chinese 冲吧!K.K.摩托车手
Chōng ba! K.K. Mótuō chē shǒu
Rush! K.K. Motorcyclist

Russian Доброго пути, К. К.!
Dobrogo puti, K. K.!
Bon voyage, K.K.!

Dutch Super-K.K. Super K.K.

German Go K.K. Rider!

European Spanish Llanero Tota Llanero K.K.

European French Kéké route 66 K.K. Route 66

Italian K.K. Navigatore
K.K. Cross (New Horizons)
K.K. Navigator
K.K. Motocross

Notes

References