Scene Kids: The Rise, Fall & Strange Resurgence | Returning To The Scene

[@REALNOTKYLE]

As someone who was alive at the time but too young for MySpace, I am definitely very jealous that you guys got to experience such kewl things! I, myself, am trying to become scene despite scene queens and many other scene kids no longer being scene or a kid!

[@liamvautier944]

Me too, i'm 23 at the moment of posting this reply but i feel nostalgic for that part of the internet that we miss today The MSN chat, the MySpace blogs, the heavy make up, the silly yet creative hairstyles, and the colorfull quirky clothing That was part of my childhood along side many other convoluted things and i will try to be a scene kiddo even i'm not a kid anymore 💖😭

[@kittyrabies]

Same

[@WarriorsFan76YT]

me too lol

[@randomnoob101flyhightweek]

I was born 2010 and i mist say, yall had some EPIK style XD (I rlly wish i could buy that stuff now but parents and stuff XP)

[@randomnoob101flyhightweek]

I can make my own bracelets tho :3

[@m3tab0lic56]

Me, 19, wearing scene clothes in 2023 because I missed out in the 2000’s 💀

[@katojisama7750]

Same

[@elfenlied_girl1238]

It’s okay, hun me and you were 8 years old during the hype 😭

[@isa02903]

i'm 14 and a scene kid 😀😀

[@SoapiiOSC]

I’m turning 14 and I’m a scenekid XD

[@xokhaliah]

same. i’m 21 and was obsessed when I was like 9-13 but wasn’t allowed to dress or wear it till I could buy my own clothes lol

[@Gimmie_my_legoz]

I'm a teenager that dresses like this, scene kids still exist guyss

[@r3alityisnotreal]

Sameeee

[@bl00dyb0y]

I’m an emo, but like yeah, we still exist lmao

[@enhypenoutdidurfav]

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[@sheepcults]

me too! i'm scenemo though which is like emo AND scene lol

[@PikaGirl890]

As a scene kid, we do in fact exist but we arent as common any more. :)

[@themelonsoup]

I was in middle school when scene kids were a thing, and now as an adult this whole era is both nostalgic and shocking. We definitely saw it through rose colored glasses.

[@heysaladdaze]

It was super problematic! I often think about this video and how much I glossed over some of the more inappropriate behaviour, I think that's a separate video in itself!

[@ZackFair78]

I was an emo/scene kid and now I’m getting back into it in my late 20’s but I don’t think I’ll regret it since I feel I’ve been masking and not being expressive/loud and I remember being the happiest back then when I was cringy af

[@N30KID]

I feel this mega hard. I definitely masked during my early 20s, released I was denying myself, and decided to welcome back who I really want to be

[@pinkiepie6880]

Yeah... after being an emo then scene kid 10 - 15 years ago (I just turned 30), I became such a basic bitch. Kept my facial piercings and ear stretchers (I did take them out at certain times...). I actually took my stretchers out for years and had to stretch them again... they're only 12mm. I had 13 piercings at one stage. I let my hair grow out, stopped bleaching it and dying it bright colours (having rainbow hair is up keep man!). My style is now grunge meets casual street wear... I do wonder if people look at me and think it's weird that I have piercings yet dress so casually (unless I'm wearing a pleated skirt, or oversized t-shirt with fishnets or thigh highs, and do my make up). I don't feel like I'm being myself... like expressing who I am externally anymore. It's been a long time and I wouldn't go back to wearing what I used to but I still want to be my alternative self. I was actually extremely depressed as a tween and the emo/scene culture and music made me feel safe... even though I have anxiety about being in public and people looking at me. Ironic, I know... especially when I had bright hair, piercings and dressed so out there. I'm fine at parties, social gatherings, etc and can strike up a conversation with strangers but while walking alone (without friends, family or a partner) in public I feel anxious knowing people are driving and walking past and might look at me. I got over my depression by basically faking happiness and a bubbly personality until I emulated who I wanted to be... but now my mentality has declined. I'm going to buy some more alternative clothes soon and dye my hair and just slowly ease myself into it. I won't dress like I did as a scene kid but I'll be expressing myself in way that feels genuine.

[@voidsnail]

Indecisive teen who frequently falls back on the scene aesthetic and subculture here, and this video did a great job covering this topic!!

[@heysaladdaze]

Thanks! I have an embarrassing amount of first hand experience haha I'm glad people are still into it though, warms my old heart!

[@brendoraygun7961]

was scene in 2008. essential scene kid music starter pack (for all of you 2nd wavers): nickasaur, casiokid, the ready set, sabrepulse, Amy can flyy, breathe electric, the title, stereo skyline, the failing farewell. most of that shit is basically beta version of hyper pop. enjoy.

[@MrShenanigans28]

I still to this day love deathcore, crunkcore, electronicore, and Nintendo core. Scene kid for life even though I don't dress the part anymore

[@fireheartis1]

I became friends with some scene kids back then. I was in my late 20's so I was more the grunge type, but what I loved about them was they didn't believe in labels. Today it seems everything is about labels and that's just so annoying.

[@AcidbathRaven]

i was born in 2004 but my older sibling LOVES scene and emo fashion so i grew up on that stuff! So glad it’s coming back and that i can finally find emo and scene friends :3

[@tudormiller8898]

The world needs Scene Girls and Scene boys right now. We need bright colours in this world of darkness. Who's still wearing checkerboard Vans slip ons in 2023 ?

[@malegria9641]

I was born in the scene kid era (mid 2000s) so I was wayyy too little to remember it and god this is like time travel to me

[@9852323]

Why everyone switched from MySpace to crappy Facebook is still beyond me.

[@Heksensang]

It sucked so bad. I had to give MySpace up eventually cause everybody left /: I don’t even have a Facebook, fuck Facebook so hard it’s such garbage. Just like Twitter imo. Sure MySpace was toxic in a certain ways but not like it is now. Who ever knew social media would lead us in such a dystopian direction. & who knew facebook would suck so hard.

[@elfenlied_girl1238]

My biggest regret in life is not being of age to be able to go to warped tour, getting to hang out with bands backstage, or being able to dress scene, and have fun even at a car park in the middle of nowhere.

[@rim4038]

Everything is cyclical , it's crazy haha I dressed as a punk with patches during the mid '10s in highschool and the punk scene died since the 70s/80s and has been underground now I guess the same thing is happening with scene but with an online prescence in a mixture of goth/e girl/anime/harujuku hair style etc

[@N0CTURN3_F0RR3ST]

Born at the end of the 90s and grew up in 2000s, so glad to see it again x3 sadly never had an account for myspace, only looked at dead accounts when i was finally on the internet. but now I use spacehey. :3

[@r3alityisnotreal]

Dang I was born in 2007 I'm a late scene kid rippp I wish I was a teenager during those times

[@z0mb1e.g1rll]

I was born in 2009 so i didnt get to be emo when it was cool. Im currently in my "emo phase" and honestly the bands i listen to has helped me find my passion which is music. Ive been playing bass for 1 year and guitar for about 2 months and i play bass in a band (my brother does drums for the band) and we've been having so much fun. Howard Benson, the producer of three cheers for sweet revenge, liked a video of me and my band play Im Not by mcr and it was crazy. Escape the fate and three days grace liked it too and we were freaking out. Of course i get made fun of for being emo in 2023 by people at school but at least im the one who's playing shows and getting recognized by a big producer. Im really glad that i fiund emo bands and found my passion. Ive always loved art and drawing and painting and it was my first passion, i still draw and im a lot better and im still passionate about it. But ive been more focused on music

[@jamesswindley9599]

MSN and MySpace ❤❤ I feel old now, but still dying the hell out of my hair 😂

[@Andyttcc]

The good old times!!! Definitely brings back nostalgia to my teenage years. I remember being so upset about everyone only using Facebook instead of myspace and not being able to find Henley shirts anymore, and everyone using emojis instead of the classic XD / :) . My style was a mixture of scene, emo, and skater. I tried all kinds of crazy hair colors and looks. Sadly, i don't have any pics because they were all on my myspace. And myspace deleted all the pics and profiles.😭😭😭😭😭

[@entropybear5847]

Bruh, the feels. RIP your photos. 😢

[@coymoser2696]

I was in middle school when I found out about these different aesthetics. I really enjoyed seeing scene kids outfits, fair, etc online. I love black and pastels, bright colors, and loved how cartoon characters where involved. I sadly couldn't have the whole look, cuz, crazy toxic religion ideology controlled town, and no money of course. I have learned a lot about myself after those 3 years.(middle school was rough) I slow started to make my collection/style/outfits. I love putting on outfits and cosplaying. It really makes me happy and exploring gender. Being a scene kid to me is, the music, knowing i can express myself and i don't have to care about what people think of me. the emo community walked , so that scene kids could run.

[@coymoser2696]

@Dera Kioandria Williams Thank you for letting my know. My apologies, y'all really ran so we could walk.

[@im-just-a-gal]

People even made a new my space! It’s called Space Hey and is pretty similar to my space

[@Wanderlust36963]

Myspace was dope. Those were the days. Good music, good friends, good times. And scene girls were gorgeous 🥰

[@isayandere7057]

I love videos like this so much! I was in, like, elementary school when I saw scene kids and emo kids walking around the mall. I wanted SOOO BADLY to be like them. now ever since I turned 18 (im 22 now!) I've been letting myself be scene/emo by copying the style with my own wardrobe and teasing my hair, it's sooo much fun :D I even got all the piercings I want and I get compliments all the time (usually from og scene kids) :D thanks for the fun video

[@incrediblylargecat]

hai!! im a scene kid and dis was a super kewl deep dive!! luv the video :3

[@bamstheman]

I remember when scene became popular when I was like 15 and it just took over. I was emo before that and it all went from black and dark colours to rainbows and randomlolrawrrrxd type people and we all had names like GazzyAngelCore. It was probably the best times of my life. Being a scene kid on a local British "hippie green" was beneficial to who I am today. We needa bring it back HARD!

[@nyx-n-sticks]

As a new person to the scene community, I wish I had more Invader Zim stuff. The only stuff I have related to that are these homemade pins.

[@hira7057]

Hot topic sells a gir belt

[@caesarsigala]

They were everywhere in 2005. Not my crowd in highschool. I was listening to Zeppelin records.

[@lindarice6642]

I was a rave kid in the late 90s and loved the style of scene kids. I was a little bit too old to get super into it but something magical happened when I hit 40 and that was that I stopped caring what people thought or what I was too old for. My husband is the same way and is in the punk subculture. We love going to live shows together and dressing as weird as possible 😂

[@brklethal4969]

god i wanna be scene soooooooooo bad

[@DrinkYourNailPolish]

You can still dress that way. There's no laws stopping you. Start off slow with black jeans and band t-shirts. See if you feel comfortable that way then little by little add accessories like studded belts & bracelets. Hope that helps :)

[@burgerpowder8]

i was too young to have a myspace (born in 2006). my bday was yesterday and ive just turned 16, ive officially been a scene kid for 10 years now :D

[@wrathuu]

Whoa your videos are so good! You deserve way more views!

[@heysaladdaze]

Thank you!

[@mathias841]

Awesome video, I was a little too young (born in 2000) to know this movement and I never heard of it in France (apart from being called a "fragile emo" when I wzs depressed in highschool)

[@hornedatlas]

I wouldn't say I was OG but I was a scene kid during the facebook sitemodeling days! it was still pretty traumatic though lmao xD I'm so happy that scene culture is coming back but I truly hope it won't be as toxic as it was when I was a kid. I've noticed that more traditional scene style is popular again, I just hope we can get a resurgence of the indie scene style or maybe a cottagecore scene style please

[@TheBlackLotus]

MySpace scene days were my middle school and high school era. I was there for it :,)

[@bluecomet1109]

Its funny how back in the day facebook was the hottest thing since myspace and now it is the MOST HATED site on the internet

[@xx_somescenecath0lic_xx888]

Scene kid here! :D THIS WAS SUCH A GREAT VID CAN U PLS DO A DEEP DIVE INTO NU SCENE/SCENECORE?

[@xxkissingrazors]

wtf is scenecore

[@r3alityisnotreal]

@@xxkissingrazors a newer version of scene but more of an aesthetic than subculture

[@Sarah-k6y7z]

@@xxkissingrazors i egirl/scene weird mashup with a lot more colres and tratys away from the hair and music

[@vinitiea]

this video is a year old, but I learned about scene kids n the like near the very end of its original reign, somewhere between 2009 and 2012. I was starting to engage with the internet in ways that weren't facebook games and goofy youtube videos I didn't delve into it too hard back then, but I was fascinated and wanted to be like that- I loved the hair and clothes especially, they were so fun and colorful and right up my 9-12 year old alley I would occasionally look back wishing I could embrace the style, but didn't really consider it too hard until the end of 2019, when the rawring 20s was being mentioned alas, I never did actually embrace the style 100%, for personal reasons, but I've embraced little things into my life like kandi and stuff would love to get my hair done with The Hairstripes at some point, it's so cool still imo

[@nineinchthread]

I just wanna say you look so much younger than u thought you would be.what is it like seeing how things have changed with the years.

[@saturdaddy9450]

Omg.. *nuzzles you* rawr this is so nostalgic

[@rainbow_star827]

6arelyhman the Scene QUEEN forever!!!👑👑👑

[@OatmealGrillBlazer]

based

[@rainbow_star827]

@@OatmealGrillBlazer what do u mean based💀💀

[@OatmealGrillBlazer]

@@rainbow_star827 the opposite of cringe It can also be used as a compliment or to show you fully agree what is being said

[@DrinkYourNailPolish]

I was too old for the scene as I was graduating college and getting married around that time but I was and still am into alternative fashion as I am a metalhead. If I was younger I would've been a scene girly.

[@hira7057]

Just wanna say you can still totally do it, no matter the age. I've learned to just do what makes you happy or do what you want! >:)

[@miserablebrian]

The scene days were LITERALLY the best years in Earths whole timeline!

[@alexbossingham8666]

on tiktok in Instagram I see scene kids are making a comeback and some people dress like the emo from the 2000s

[@jillhyndman9520]

The part about the dream first tattoo then me looking down at my only tattoo… the star! Hahaha

[@RebeccaKelley91]

you can have myspace but is not myspace but it iscalled spacehey and sooo cool just like myspace back in the 2004

[@porcelainshiri]

Good vid! I was a scene kid but I didn’t hang out with scene kids. If that makes sense haha. Brokencyde breathe Carolina 3oh!3 , DC chunkys neon fishnet fingerless gloves hello kitty tutus panda eyes -omg haha. Very embarrassing when I grew out of it but I have to say.. I had so much fun wearing anything I wanted. I used to be embarrassed but I embrace it too now! So much fun!

[@ScenekidSoup]

as a scene kid in 2023 who researched way too much about the 2000's, you got it spot on!

[@Aluenvey]

Bookmarking for later. Wasnt a scene kid, but they were always more fun to be with than Emos. Myspace era as well, though more goth adjacent. Oh so Scene is like the "anti prep".

[@DoubleSimm]

So underrated, your channel is going to blow up some day

[@Prinren]

Okay I love your content so much

[@ryeleighlawler]

I was way too young for MySpace because I was a tiny kid and didn’t know it came into existence when I was a tiny kid very tiny until this video and doing a little research on the MySpace website. I’m a bit jealous that there was people old enough to experience it because I would have loved to experience the website and meet other emos and meet scene kids too. I became a emo as recently as last year and I’ve never been so happy in my life because I feel like it was meant to happen to me. I also absolutely love the scene kid fashion and hair colors and stuff but I’m not brave enough to try that and also I’m way too pale for that anyway and can just about pull off having jet black hair. And I will be surprised if I can pull off the emo hairstyle too when I finally get it done. I would love to meet other emos and meet scene kids but there really isn’t any that I know in my hometown. Only my friends that are Trad Goths. It would be amazing to meet other emos and meet scene kids. I feel like I’m the only emo.. maybe that’s because I’ve never seen another emo in my hometown or unless I don’t pay attention because I’m mentally in my own happy world 😂

[@Dimentio]

i'm always confused by wut peole mean by "coming back." online, i can see how some people have gotten in to it again, but irl ? you'll only find that certain group of friends that are into that aesthetic. most highschoolers now are still into that "tiktok, baddie, Instagram" kinda thing yknow what i mean ? MAINSTREAM. thats what its called, not alt, its rare to see an alt kid in my school, and "mainstream" kids don't appreiate that style

[@ahotperson3979]

I was definitely alive during the time but the problem is I was a little kid for it because I was born in 2006. So being from the mid 2000s, I could really only listen to emo music, and even that started intentionally in middle school...

[@hira7057]

IK WYM i was born in '06 too and i remember being old enough to witness like OG hot topic but i was too young to experience it. I remember seeing the endless cool corsets on the wall and everything. I really wish i was a teen in the 2000's i want to experience scene and emo culture at its prime :(

[@ashmarie1370]

2005-2009 13-17 what a time. 😂🤷‍♀️ #MySpace raised me.

[@Gimmie_my_legoz]

I still want star tattoos

[@RehabWithRaeRae]

You were being sarcastic about the age thing right??? idk if I should be getting more sleep, or if she actually didn't sound serious..

[@yannaedc5934]

Neither, if I let my hair grow it would become an afro so I was cursed in that regard. However I always loved the fashion style and the hairstyles and I really liked the music :)

[@stonersiren]

i would bring back scene culture but switch to wigs, all that hairspray can't be healthy lmao

[@Ghs6]

I wasnt even convinced in 2005-2009 💀

[@anusperfecto4786]

30 y/o southern male here. Still def have my studded belts and at least a jakewolf and brokencyde shirt in my closet somewhere.

[@geewhiz5926]

Just turned 32 this past September I miss the late 2000's I wasn't scene but I had the hardcore kid/emo look 2009-2016 I had my ears and lip pierced but I never did the eyeliner and nail polish thing I thought it was a bit tacky. 😅

[@PikaGirl890]

Im scene btw:)

[@Sarah-k6y7z]

This video is quite odd; some parts are factually incorrect. I recall seeing 'scene' teens in real life until around 2014, when it largely faded away, and the emos until about 2017. i wasw even a 2016 emo im still emo and at the time i was to young to actually dress scene back then but im scene now

[@Lestheangel]

I would love to do scene but im afraid of being bullied

[@heysaladdaze]

Hey, if there's one thing being part of the alternative community taught me it was to not give a damn about what anyone else thinks of me or how I choose to be. It can be daunting trying something new and I know how scary it can be to step out of your comfort zone but don't let anyone stand in the way of you being yourself or doing something you enjoy - you got this, good luck! :)

[@thuwsaysdearry]

11:33 I'M SO JEALOUS

[@Eraserunderyourbed]

Half of all my clothes are from the early 2000's

[@Prometheusforliberty]

Rawr

[@chloekanode2392]

SAME

[@entropybear5847]

Holding together well for a 84 year old, duck, good on yeh. (The NORMAL person's aging process + emo/scene style does not mix, I still listen to the music and dress in black. After that I just look like any other grumpy old bloke innit.)

[@xx_somescenecath0lic_xx888]

LMBOO RAW XD

[@stonersiren]

all the "scene queens" you named really didn't age well lmao

[@PriceTina]

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[@thenolandman9387]

I know a scene girl

[@SukunaYaoi]

I kinda dislike the whole egirl thing because if you search for "egirl outfits" and then search for "mall goth" you will see that they look the same so its basically just mall goth fashion (thats how i feel about it anyway)

[@user-jq1ek5jg2q]

So you are so old I must be 200 years old if you are truthful which I doubt very much you are either way baby, I love the look, tattoos piercings hair and boots it looks amazing all my love hugs and kisses from Jim always and forever and please take good care of yourself always and forever may God bless save and protect you always and have a long and happy life. 😇💋🥵💓😍❤️✨️🖤🖤🖤

[@ofangelsflipz]

All the little Johnny Guilberts are now on a list, or they unalived themselves because of the shame... yeah, no. Just stop.

[@anthonynguyen4088]

Wtf does Johnnie Guilbert have to do with any of this? Weird comment. Let scene kids be scene.

[@botecoy2073]

Bullish of also the other term for much better more than mode soon as than the that would is have that much would ever happen much to get together for the next Looks like good at least this point all that would of cannon felt like better more getting better it feels having fun a with usually Ursula the to past get together the same other thing ever was that since they the were there choose

[@BestKazooist]

???

[@Mimi_murder]

22:26 EXCUSE ME? NO THEY R NOT!

[@Mimi_murder]

23:08 no we don’t!