Pondering

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Pondering NH Texture.png
Album cover in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Mood Laid-back
Owned by
Genre Abstractro
Instruments Accordion
Claves
Synth
Synth bells
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 かんがえちゅう
 思考中
 Réfléchir
 Sopesando
 Pensando
 Размышления
 생각 중
 思考中
 Réfléchir
 Sopesando
 Nachdenklich
 De denker

"Pondering" is a K.K. Slider song that first appears in Doubutsu no Mori e+. It is very slow and has frequent pauses, making it feel like one is pondering or thinking about something very carefully.

Album cover

Album cover in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

The album cover for "Pondering" features K.K. Slider in a pose similar to that of Auguste Rodin's famous statue, The Thinker. The black background has a grid of red question marks of varying thicknesses and shapes. This continues into New Leaf and New Horizons, although the latter has K.K. slightly saturated.

Appearances

In Doubutsu no Mori e+

In Doubutsu no Mori e+, "Pondering" can only be requested and obtained from K.K. Slider if its e-Reader card is scanned at the Town Tune board. "Pondering" is not played in any villagers' houses. The aircheck version of the live performance can be obtained by speaking to Timmy after scanning the card.

In Wild World and City Folk

In Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk, "Pondering" is played in Monty's house.

In New Leaf

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, "Pondering" is played in the houses of Claude, Cobb, Doc, Monty, and Murphy. It also plays in Pascal's RV, and a Music Box of the song's aircheck is placed inside of it.

K.K. Slider has the aircheck of the song's live performance placed as a piece of furniture inside of his RV.

In New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, "Pondering" is played in the houses of Caroline, Claude, Cobb, Del, Doc, Hopkins, and Petri. 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, "Pondering" is played in the houses of Chevre, Cobb, Frobert, Lolly, and Mott.

In Happy Home Designer

In Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, "Pondering" is played in the houses of Chevre, Cobb, Ken, Lolly, and Mott.

Gallery

Music

Pondering audio tracks

Title Game Track Notes
Aircheck Animal Crossing: Wild World File:WW Pondering (Aircheck).flac
Live Animal Crossing: Wild World File:WW Pondering (Live).flac
Aircheck Animal Crossing: New Leaf File:NL Pondering (Aircheck).flac
Live Animal Crossing: New Leaf File:NL Pondering (Live).flac
Music Box Animal Crossing: New Leaf File:NL Pondering (Music Box).flac
DJ KK House Remix Animal Crossing: New Leaf File:NL Pondering (DJ KK House Remix).flac
DJ KK NES Remix Animal Crossing: New Leaf File:NL Pondering (DJ KK NES Remix).flac
Aircheck (Cheap) Animal Crossing: New Horizons File:NH BGM Audio 059 Kangaechu Cheap.flac
Aircheck (Retro) Animal Crossing: New Horizons File:NH BGM Audio 059 Kangaechu Retro.flac
Aircheck (Phono) Animal Crossing: New Horizons File:NH BGM Audio 059 Kangaechu Phono.flac
Music Box Animal Crossing: New Horizons File:NH BGM MusicBox 059 Kangaechu.flac
DJ KK Remix Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise File:NH BGM DJ 059 Kangaechu.flac

Names in other languages

Japanese かんがえちゅう
Kangaechū
Thinking

Korean 생각 중
Saeng-gak jung
Thinking

Simplified Chinese 思考中
Sīkǎo zhōng
Thinking

Russian Размышления
Razmyshleniya
Reflections

Dutch De denker The thinker

German Nachdenklich Contemplative

European Spanish Sopesando Ponder

European French Réfléchir Think

Italian Pensando Thinking

Notes