This subculture is a subculture that emerged during the early 2000s. It is mainly fashion-based, but some music is there too. The subculture became popular with adolescents from the mid-2000s to early 2010s. Members of the scene subculture are referred to as scene kids, trendies, or scenesters. Scene fashion consists of skinny jeans, bright colored clothing, a signature hairstyle consisting of straight, flat hair with long fringes covering their forehead, and bright colored hair dye. Music genres associated with the scene subculture include metalcore, crunkcore, deathcore, electronic music, and pop punk. The scene subculture has been confused with the emo subculture before, especially with the types of clothing and some of the music. From the mid-2000s to early 2010s, scene fashion gained popularity among teens & the music associated with the subculture achieved commercial success in both the underground and mainstream. Groups like Bring Me the Horizon, Asking Alexandria, Pierce the Veil, & Metro Station got mainstream attention and large audiences, while still largely being tied to the scene subculture. In the mid-late 2010s, the scene subculture lost popularity; however, since 2019, there have been movements that have given it a slight revival.
Scene fashion is known for its bright-colored clothing, skinny jeans, sunglasses, piercings, large belt buckles, wristbands, fingerless gloves, eyeliner, hair extensions, and straight, androgynous flat hair with long bangs covering some of the face. The common scene haircut was invented by Eighteen Visions bassist Javier Van Huss. Huss himself had been inspired to create the haircut from seeing a poster of the band Orgy. Members of the scene subculture often shop at Hot Topic. Scene kids' hairstyles & their types of clothes have been confused with emo fashion.
According to an article by The Sydney Morning Herald from March 30, 2008, emo people have criticized the scene subculture, accusing scene people of ripping off their style. The scene subculture has also been criticized by members of the heavy metal subculture. Disregarding terms such as "myspace-core", "scenecore" and “mallcore” have been used to describe scene music and artists. These terms mock the use of the suffix “-core” which has been used to describe genres related to the scene subculture such as metalcore, crunkcore, and deathcore. Crunkcore has received criticism and the genre has been poorly received by music reviewers. The Boston Phoenix has mentioned criticism of the style, saying that "the idea that a handful of kids would remix lowest-common-denominator screamo with crunk beats, misappropriated gangsterisms, and the extreme garishness of emo fashion was sure to incite hate-filled diatribes". Deathcore has also been criticized by members of the heavy metal community for its use of breakdowns.
The scene subculture emerged during the early-mid 2000s following the mainstream exposure of the emo subculture, indie pop, pop punk, and hip-hop. The subculture is considered by some to have developed directly from the emo subculture and because of this, the two are often compared. During the mid-2000s, members of the British and American scene subculture took inspiration from the deathcore music scene. In a 2005 article by Phoenix New Times, writer Chelsea Mueller described the appearance of the band Job for a Cowboy by writing that they "may look like scenesters with shaggy emo haircuts & tight pants, & may mock metal greats, but this death-metal band is for real." Another early deathcore group popular among members of the scene subculture is Bring Me the Horizon. Members of the subculture quickly began using MySpace. As the popularity of MySpace grew, the website began to develop some of the earliest internet celebrities, referred to as "scene queens". Notable MySpace scene queens include Audrey Kitching, Jeffree Star and the members of the band Millionaires. The music festival Warped Tour became popular with members of this subculture during the 2000s. Artists associated with the subculture would often play at the festival. Bands influenced by crunkcore, electropop and electronic dance music gained popularity among scene kids during the mid to late 2000s, including Cobra Starship and 3OH!3. During the late 2000s, similar subcultures emerged in Asia and Latin America, including the Shamate in China, the Floggers in Argentina, the Coloridos of Brazil, and the Pokemón in Chile. By around 2014, the subculture had declined in popularity, while also being influential on the fashion & culture of Tumblr. Warped Tour had its last show in 2019 after running every year since 1995. There has been a revival of scene subculture since 2020, with Tiktok and other online influences.