Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and EMOIs there a difference between scene and emo? People want to know! This is not really a question for the ages, but it does deserve to be answered. The first of these two terms to become a recognizable label was “emo”. That doesn’t do much to answer questions about the history of the term though They are often confused by people who are not close followers, but emo kids and scene kids have some differences. The emo kid will usually be found with a very dark color of hair covering his or her head. Black is a popular color to go with for emo kids. If you a kid with a quiet personality (away from friends) who likes to keep things rather calm, that person is often likely to be emo. They often stay to their own group and are not overly outgoing in public situations.