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The scene subculture is a youth subculture that emerged in the United States in the early 2000s from the pre-existing emo subculture. It became popular with adolescents from the mid-2000s to the early 2010s, characterized by skinny jeans, bright-colored clothing, and a distinctive straightened hairstyle with long bangs.
According to MetalSucks writer Finn McKenty, the quintessential scene haircut was invented by Eighteen Visions bassist Javier Van Huss. Van Huss was inspired by a poster of the band Orgy, and Ryan Downey described him in the book Louder Than Hell as someone who "really led the charge with crazy hairstyles."
Bands associated with the scene subculture include Bring Me the Horizon, Asking Alexandria, Pierce the Veil, Metro Station, Paramore, Taking Back Sunday, Cute Is What We Aim For, Blood on the Dance Floor, Breathe Carolina, and We Came As Romans, among many others.
MySpace gave scene participants a platform to build large audiences quickly. Notable scene queens including Audrey Kitching, Jeffree Star, and the members of the Millionaires built early internet celebrity there. Many bands that promoted their music on MySpace went on to sustained commercial success, though by 2011 the original platform-driven scene no longer existed in its peak form.
Crunkcore is a subgenre of scene music that combines crunk, screamo, pop, electronic, and dance music, typically featuring screamed vocals, hip hop beats, and sexually provocative lyrics. Notable crunkcore groups include Brokencyde, Hollywood Undead, 3OH!3, and Millionaires.
The scene subculture saw a decline in popularity by around 2014, with its aesthetic influence shifting to Tumblr. A revival began in 2019 through movements like #20ninescene and the "Rawring 20s," with platforms like SpaceHey attracting new users and scene fashion reappearing on Instagram and TikTok. Scene festivals also returned in 2022 with the When We Were Young festival.