The beginning of a new era in idol music – An in-depth look into Kosame’s first single, “Cord”

What happens when you take all the classic death metal, metalcore, tech metal, and other genres from the early 2000s and cram them into a 2021 idol song? You get Kosame and her first single, Cord.

Much like Miho in the last post, Kosame is produced and manged by former From A Second Story Window guitarist, Derek Vasconi. But unlike, Miho’s song, Doubt, Cord has a ton of influence from Vasconi’s previous work.

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Idol Underworld: Your one stop shop for everything Alternative Idol

When it comes to alternative Japanese Idol music, getting the associated merchandise for foreigners is quite difficult. And even if you can acquire some it’s usually a CD of a popular group who sold it through Amazon Japan. Or you spent a ton of money getting it through a proxy service. So your originally $10 CD now costs upwards of $40.

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