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 and rising to third place in its second week of release . Unlike his previous albums , all ten songs featured in '' The Seeds of Hope '' contains positive lyrics and inspirational messages . Due to the uplifting nature of the album and the album 's coincidental release timing with the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami , Yang and his record label decided to donate the album to charitable organizations wishing to use any of the album 's songs
2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Roger Yang