Meaning
ところで (tokorode) is a JLPT N3 vocabulary word meaning “by the way,even if,no matter what”.
Example sentences 2
ところで,あなたの英語は素晴らしい。
By the way, I think your English is great!
ところで今ふと思ったんだけど、アニメとかでさ、女の子が変身するときに一瞬裸になったりするのあるけど
By the way, this just occurred to me, but like in anime and stuff when girls transform sometimes they become naked for a moment. So...