Elite:
I can relate those last few lines about K-Drama being unnecessarily stretched out. I have like 20+ish hanging on their last 3-4 episodes. You can try J-Dramas in this case.
On Topic, I can suggest a few short K-Dramas I've watched that and they are highly rated. Unfortunately I couldn't find any that is under 10 episodes.Check if these 12 episode dramas work for you.
The Light in Your Eyes - Seems like it wasn't your cup of tea :)
Zombie Detective - 24 episodes but 30 minutes/episode. So total run time will be equal to a 12 episode 1 hour long drama.
Go Back Couple - 12 Episoes but each episode 70 minutes. But still give it a check.
Train - Totally forgot to mention this one. 12 episodes and I don't think it'll bore anyone.
Basically it's doesn't matter to me if the dramas will be above 10 episodes.
I just lost interest in dramas with 16 episode and almost 99% from the last dramas i watched ended in my drop list in MDL.
The Light in Your Eyes - Han Ji Min and Nam Joo Hyuk was great at the start. I didn't like the acting of Kim Hye Ja (the actress) i just didn't feel nothing from her acting and she was the main reason why i dropped this drama.
Zombie Detective - Sound average and looks boring, I don't like the main lead and the support in the drama.
Go Back Couple - In the past i wanted to check about this drama few time but i know it will end in my drop list so i don't bother to try it.
Train - Without watching this it i can tell you how it's going to ended.
All of those dramas was too regular with nothing special, I am looking for more specific type of drama that i still never saw or heard about!
Thank you.