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Scene kid (scene)

Scene is a 2000s youth subculture derived from emo and pop‑punk with bright neon styling. It had a major MySpace presence and experienced a revival via TikTok in the late 2010s.

Aesthetic hallmarks

Hair and makeup: choppy, voluminous layered hair with colored streaks; heavy eyeliner.
Clothing: skinny jeans, band tees, bright/neon patterns, studded belts; influences from crunkcore/metalcore merch.
Music: metalcore, crunkcore, post‑hardcore, pop punk, electronicore.

Relations

Feeds into contemporary e_girl/e_boy styling; overlaps with mall goth and emo. Meme-driven creators like Belle Delphine have adapted scene and cosplay influences for new internet cultures.