▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁fellow ▁Square ▁colle agues ▁Ken ich iro ▁F uk ui ▁and ▁T su y oshi ▁Se k ito ▁asked ▁U em ats u ▁to ▁join ▁them ▁in ▁forming ▁a ▁rock ▁band ▁that ▁focused ▁on ▁re inter pre ting ▁and ▁expand ing ▁on ▁U em ats u ' s ▁compos itions . ▁He ▁decl ined ▁their ▁offer ▁at ▁first ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁too ▁busy ▁with ▁work ; ▁however , ▁after ▁agree ing ▁to ▁perform ▁with ▁F uk ui ▁and ▁Se k ito ▁in ▁a ▁live ▁performance ▁as ▁a ▁keyboard ist , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁join ▁them ▁in ▁making ▁a ▁band . ▁Another ▁employee ▁at ▁Square , ▁Mr . ▁M ats ush ita , ▁chose ▁the ▁name ▁The ▁Black ▁M ages ▁for ▁their ▁band . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Ke iji ▁K aw am ori , ▁Ar ata ▁H any uda , ▁and ▁Mich io ▁Ok ami ya ▁also ▁joined ▁the ▁band . ▁ ▁The ▁Black ▁M ages ▁released ▁three ▁studio ▁albums , ▁and ▁appeared ▁at ▁several ▁concert s ▁to ▁promote ▁their ▁albums . ▁ ▁Fre el ancer ▁( 2 0 0 4 – present ) ▁ ▁U em ats u ▁left ▁Square ▁En ix ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁formed ▁his ▁own ▁production ▁company , ▁Sm ile ▁Please . ▁He ▁later ▁founded ▁the ▁music ▁production ▁company ▁and ▁record ▁label ▁Dog ▁Ear ▁Records ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁reason ▁for ▁U em ats u ' s ▁departure ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁company