▁W alls , ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁band ▁E cho es . ▁The ▁front man ▁of ▁E cho es , ▁Jin se i ▁T su ji , ▁was ▁a ▁political ▁activ ist , ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁this , ▁The ▁W alls ▁too ▁became ▁a ▁political ▁band . ▁Dr um mer ▁H ide ya ▁Su zu ki ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁original ▁member ▁of ▁The ▁W alls . ▁When ▁the ▁original ▁drum mer ▁depart ed , ▁the ▁band ▁rec ru ited ▁Su zu ki , ▁who ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁school ▁as ▁the ▁other ▁members . ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁The ▁W alls ▁dis integr ated , ▁while ▁the ▁remaining ▁members ▁formed ▁Mr . ▁Children ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁Mr . ▁Children ▁supposed ly ▁came ▁about ▁during ▁a ▁talk ▁in ▁a ▁dinner , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁group ▁thought ▁the ▁word ▁" children " ▁had ▁a ▁nice ▁ring ▁to ▁it , ▁but ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁children ▁themselves , ▁they ▁decided ▁to ▁add ▁Mr . ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁it . ▁They ▁credit ▁this ▁change ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁way ▁they ▁started ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁group . ▁ ▁After ▁changing ▁their ▁name ▁and ▁overall ▁sound , ▁Mr . ▁Children ▁aud ition ed ▁at ▁a ▁music ▁club ▁called ▁La ▁M ama , ▁failing ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁but ▁passing ▁a ▁second ▁aud ition ▁to ▁play ▁at ▁the ▁club . ▁After ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁club , ▁they ▁were ▁asked ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁debut