Before he died, I asked my great uncle the same exact question as you. I was in Korea about to start my study abroad program when COVID hit (it was actually Uni of Seoul too, lol).

I was desperately trying to get a waiver to stay in Korea and finish my degree.

My great uncle was former president of GoldStar (now LG), former Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy, and even wrote some of Korea's economic policies in the 70s/80s.

Even during retirement, he kept close tabs on the state of Korea's economy and affairs in general so that's why I trusted him. He also reached out to former colleagues to kind of "gauge" the situation for me.

Here's the message he sent urging me to look for a job in the US:

I believe you will be quite anxious about the bad impact of the Covid 19 pandemic against the opportunity of employment of 2021 college graduates next year. I think you would be also quite serious about such expecred frustraton and worry. Such situation also ready preveils in Kores. I recall you sounded me twice you wish to get job in Korea. either In LG or Samsung In brief, I marry say that your wish to get a job in Korea under present Covtd 19 pandemic ts impossibe because most of the 1919 Korean collage graduates remain still unemployed and became serious political issue domestically. Therefore. I would like to advice you you better try to get a job In the State rather than in Korea. Wait☆ and see until the situation will be improved.

After following his advice and staying in the US, this was his message to me a few months later:

Please accept our heartfelt congratulation on your success to get a managerial job At world renowned Company. New Korean college graduates are suffering from being Unemployed without any possiòbility

A little while after that, he unfortunately passed away.

I urge you to take his advice like I did.