with Xiao. He gained even more exposure and recognition when he served as a guest judge on the third season of the hit TV talent show One Million Star (超級星光大道). After promoting the World Games, Yang would return to recording music in the studios and in May 2009, he and Marty Young held a series of joint concerts called, Yang Pei-An VS Marty Young – Rock the Night, a first time collaboration between the two artists. And on July 31, 2009, Yang would release his fourth CD, the extended play entitled 抒‧情. BBy 2010, the name Yang Pei-An was now highly associated with singing high notes, and Yang wanted to distinguish himself as more than a singer that could sing high notes. Thus, on July 21, 2010, he held his first large-scale solo concert, called Yang Pei-An: 2010 Back to the Ego (楊培安【2010 Back to the Ego：回歸自我】演唱會) at Legacy Taipei, to tell his story through his music, about his 12-year struggle on the pub circuit before landing a record contract and releasing his debut album at the age of 35. At the concert, he would perform his newest song tentatively titled, "彩虹的盡頭," written by himself, that has yet to be released. In December, one of his new songs, "就是要你管" was chosen as one of the theme songs for the Chiayi City's International Band Festival. Throughout the month, Yang was slated to perform at many events, but became gravely ill and hospitalized mid-December, forcing him to cancel many scheduled events. Though still recovering, he would make his return at the 2011 E-Da World's New Years Concert in Kaohsiung to perform three songs. Yang confirmed on January 13, 2011, that he has been in the studio working on his new album, with 8 songs recorded and completed, which would be released some time after Chinese New Years. After a two-year hiatus from recording music, the album, entitled, The Seeds of Hope was officially released on March 11, 2011, debuting in at fourth on the Taiwanese G-Music Mandarin chart's 11th week. Personal life Though Yang is private regarding his personal life, he has been willing to discuss to the media about his struggles in the pub circuit and his relationship with close friends, mentors, and mentees. He considers his mentor, 老爹, to be a second father figure. Around 2002, through the suggestion of a mentor that felt Yang's singing was not expressive enough,