Well Marcellis, I understand where you're coming from. A bad experience can certainly lead to experience-based generalizations.
Of the 29 guitars I currently own, 24 were made in the USA, four were made in Japan, and one was made in Korea. The Korean Guild Savoy is unique in it's layout compared to the others, so it stays. But there's no doubt that it's creation is dictated by it's intended price point, and this I believe, is the rub with Korean guitars.
Since the early '80s when Korean outsourcing took hold in the industry, Korean production has always been at the lower and middle level price points. This has become their niche, which they may lose as Chinese producers continue to take a greater slice of the pie. If asked to produce a top tier instrument, there are probably a number of Korean manufacturers who could do so.
But who would buy it? Korean instrument do not exist at the upper end of the market, and most likely never will.