they just completely forgot about the other guy lmfao

Which guy? The childhood friend? Or is there another guy- the hats make everyone look alike.
I thought the childhood friend (spoilers ahead)
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.died by consuming poison with namwoos dad, manipulating the dad to think the drinks/food were safe. It looks like he did it to allow the other two to be happy though not a worthy redemption arc in my opinion.